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Franklin, George Cory (1872-1962) (items) (chron.)
Prolific writer. Born in Oswego, Kansas; lived in California.


Fraser, W(illiam) A(lexander) (1859-1933) (items) (chron.)
Born in Nova Scotia; a mining engineer in India, Burma and Canada; contributed to numerous magazines and Sunday newspapers.


Frazee, Steve; [i.e., Charles Stephen Frazee] (1909-1992) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/frazee_steve


Freas, Frank Kelly (1922-2005) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Freas.html


Freeman, Martin J(oseph) (1899-1969) (items) (chron.)
Birth name: Marion Joseph Freeman (and name under which he joined the Army in WWI). Born in Ade, Ohio; graduate of Ohio Northern Univ.; had Ph.D. from U. of Chicago; taught at various colleges; ; died in Delmar, New York.


Freeman, R(ichard) Austin (1862-1943) (items) (chron.)
English physician; writer of detective stories featuring Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke, the best of which have no peer. Born in London, England; died at Gravesend, Kent, England.


Freeman, William (1880-?) (items) (chron.)
Born in Hanwell, Middlesex; author, journalist and lecturer; founder, chairman and first London secretary of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society.


French, Joseph Lewis (1858-1936) (items) (chron.)
Journalist, editor, writer, anthologist. Born in New York City; died in Orangeburg, New York.


Frick, Ford C(hristopher) (1894-1978) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Frick


Friel, Arthur O(lney) (1885-1959) (items) (chron.)
See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/04/arthur-olney-friel-was-born-on-31-may.html


Friend, Oscar J(erome) (1897-1963) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/friend_oscar_j


Fritch, Charles E(dward) (1927-2012) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fritch_charles_e


Frost, May Eliza (1890-1984); used pseudonym Eli Colter (items) (chron.)
Married to John Irving Hawkins (1891-1981), then Glenn FaGalde (1901-1957). In California Death Index as May Eliza Harvey.


Frost, Meigs O(liver) (1882-1950) (items) (chron.)
Newspaperman, editor, foreign correspondent. Born in New Britain, Connecticut; died in New Orleans, Louisiana.


Frost, Walter Archer (1875-1964) (items) (chron.)
Born in Amenia, N.Y.; educated at Harvard and University of Wisconsin; writer, soldier, explorer; had editorial positions on various magazines; author of about 500 short stories and novelets; died in Martinsburg, West Virginia.


Frye, Lloyd Hudson (1947- ) (items) (chron.)
See www.bewilderingstories.com/bios/frye_bio.html


Fuessle, Newton A(ugustus) (1883-1924) (items) (chron.)
Journalist and novelist. Born in Chicago, Illinois; died in Middletown, Massachusetts.


Fuller, William (Hanscom) (1913-1982) (items) (chron.)
See fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fuller


Fuqua, Robert; pseudonym of Joseph W. Tillotson (1905-1959) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Fuqua.html


Futrelle, Jacques; [born John Heath Futrell] (1873-1912) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Futrelle


Gaddis, Vincent H(ayes) (1913-1997) (items) (chron.)
Documentor of the paranormal; coiner of the term “Bermuda Triangle.” Born in Illinois.


Galbreath, Thomas Crawford (1876-1916) (items) (chron.)
See www.findagrave.com/memorial/33814360


Gallagher, Frank (1893-1962) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gallagher_(author)


Gallico, Paul (William) (1897-1976) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gallico


Gallon, Helen Kate (1874-1938) (items) (chron.)
Sister of Tom Gallon.


Gallon, Tom; [i.e., Thomas Henry Gallon] (1866-1914) (items) (chron.)
See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2007/08/tom-gallon.html


Gallun, Raymond Z(inke) (1911-1994) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gallun_raymond_z


Gammill, Kerry (1954- ) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Gammill


Ganpat, [Colonel] (Martin); pseudonym of Martin Louis Alan Gompertz (1886-1951) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ganpat


Gantz, Kenneth F(ranklin) (1905-1980) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gantz_kenneth_f


Gardner, Curtiss T(arring) (1898-?) (items) (chron.)
Born in Maryland; graduate of MIT; lived in Tice, Florida.


Gardner, Erle Stanley (1889-1970) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erle_Stanley_Gardner


Gardner, Horace J(ohn) (1895-1950) (items) (chron.)
Educated at University of Pennsylvania; contributed to magazines and trade periodicals.


Garis, Howard R(oger) (1873-1962) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/garis_howard_r


Garrett, Del (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.garretthousepublishing.blogspot.co.uk


Garstin, Crosbie (1887-1930) (items) (chron.)
Poet, artist, sportsman, traveller. Born in Cheltenham, England (?); died by drowning in Salcombe Harbour, Devon, England.


Gault, William Campbell (1910-1995) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Campbell_Gault


Gaunt, Mary; [i.e., Mary Elizabeth Bakewell Gaunt Miller] (1861-1942) (items) (chron.)
Writer. Born in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia; lived in London and Italy; died in Cannes, France.


Gaynor, Janet; [born Laura Augusta Gainor] (1906-1984) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Gaynor


Geier, Chester S. (1921-1991); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/geier_chester_s


Genet, Edmond (Charles Clinton) (1896-1917) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Genet


George, David Robinson (1913-1976) (items) (chron.)
Born in Geneva, Illinois; died in Nassau, New York; writer and newspaper executive.


Gerard, Francis (Edward M.) (1905-1966) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gerard_francis


Gerard, Morice; pseudonym of John Jessop Teague (1856-1929) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gerard_morice


Gernsback, Hugo; [né Gernsbacher] (1884-1967) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback


Gerson, Jack (Barton) (1928-2012) (items) (chron.)
Born and educated in Glasgow; contributor to TV programs and creator of two TV series.


Gery, R(eginald) V(ivian) (1889-1942) (items) (chron.)
See www.theauxiliaries.com/men-alphabetical/men-g/gery-rv/gery-rv.html


Ghosh, [Prince] (A.) Sarath Kumar (1879-1920) (items) (chron.)
See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/08/prince-sarath-kumar-ghosh-indian-writer.html


Gibbon, (Richard) Perceval (1879-1926) (items) (chron.)
Born in Carmarthenshire; sent to sea on merchant ships, then became a journalist.


Gibbons, (Raphael) Floyd (Phillips) (1886-1939) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gibbons_floyd


Gibson, Hoot; [i.e., Edmund Richard Gibson] (1892-1962) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoot_Gibson


Gibson, Walter B(rown) (1897-1985); used pseudonym Maxwell Grant (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gibson_walter_b


Giddy, Eric Cawood Gwyddyn (1895-1957); used pseudonym Kobold Knight (items) (chron.); Kobold Knight later became his legal name.
Born in South Africa; educated in Cape Town. Magistrate and civil commissioner; died in Cape Town, South Africa.


Gidley, Will(iam) S(elden) (1852-1924) (items) (chron.)
See www.ulib.niu.edu/badndp/gidley_william.html


Giesy, J(ohn) U(lrich) (1877-1947) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/giesy_j_u


Gilbert, Florence; [born Florence Ella Gleistein] (1904-1991) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Gilbert


Gilbert, George (1874-1943) (items) (chron.)
Journalist and novelist. Born and died in Binghamton, New York.


Gilbert, Kenneth (Adrian) (1889-1973) (items) (chron.)
Novelist. Born in Chetek, Wisconsin, died in Seattle, Washington.


Gilbert, Michael (Francis) (1912-2006) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gilbert


Gilkison, Terry; [i.e., Terrence Vincent Gilkison] (1892-1957) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Gilkison.html


Gillen, Ernest; [born Ernesto Avila Guillen] (1901-1973) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Reed


Gillette, William (Hooker) (1853-1937) (items)
Born and died in Hartford, Connecticut; playwright and actor; made first stage appearance while studying at Yale; played Sherlock Holmes some 1300 times.


Gillilan, Strickland (W.) (1869-1954) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strickland_Gillilan


Gilson, [Major] Charles (James Louis) (1878-1943) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gilson_charles


Gingold, Hermione (Ferdinanda) (1897-1987) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_Gingold


Giolma, Frank (c1878-1968) (items) (chron.)
See www.victoriaheritagefoundation.ca/HReg/JamesB/Olympia35.html


Givens, Charles G(arland) (1899-1964) (items) (chron.)
See www.nytimes.com/1964/09/29/charles-givens-65-dies.html?_r=0



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