The Adventure, War, and Espionage Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 26

O’Brien, (Michael) Fitz-James (1828-1862) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/obrien_fitz-james

O’Brien, George (1899-1985) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_O'Brien_(actor)

O’Brien, Howard Vincent (1888-1947) (items) (chron.)

Born in Chicago; graduate of Yale University, literary editor of the Chicago Daily Times; died in Evanston, Illinois.

O’Connor, Frank; [born Michael Francis O’Connor O’Donovan] (1903-1966) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O'Connor

Odell, Minnie (1864-1940); also known as Aurelia M. Michener; used pseudonym Minna Irving (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2017/04/minna-irving-1857-1940.html

Offutt, Andrew J(efferson, V) (1934-2013) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/offutt_andrew_j

O’Flaherty, Liam (1896-1984) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_O'Flaherty

Ogilvie, Will(iam) H(enry) (1869-1963) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Ogilvie

Oglesby, W(illiam) H. Ellis (1966- ) (items) (chron.)

Freelance writer in Atlanta, Georgia.

O’Keeffe, Patrick (1898-?) (items) (chron.)

See www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/bygones/1939829.local-veteran-turned-crime/

Oliphant, Ronald (1884-1968) (items) (chron.)

See ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ69-NXT/ronald-oliphant-1884-1968

Oliver, Owen; pseudonym of Joshua Albert Flynn (1863-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Flynn

Olmsted, Harry F(rancis) (1889-1970) (items) (chron.)

Born August 10, 1889 in Los Angeles; worked as a civil engineer before turning to fiction; claimed to have sold 1200 stories; died April 2, 1970 in Riverside, California.

Olson, Kevin Noel (1968- ) (items) (chron.)

See kevinnoelolson.com

Olson, Ted; [i.e., Theodore B. Olson] (1899-1981) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/07/weird-tales-april-1923-part-three.html

O’Mahony, Charles Kingston (1884-1944) (items) (chron.)

Born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland; educated in Dublin; author and journalist.

O’Neail, N(orbert) J(ames) (1898-1972) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2012/03/nj-oneail-1898-1972.html

O’Neil, Sally; [born Virginia Louise Concepta Noonan] (1908-1968) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_O'Neil

Onions, (George) Oliver (1873-1961); later known as George Oliver (items) (chron.)

Changed his name legally to George Oliver in 1918, but continued to write as Oliver Onions.

Oppenheim, E(dward) Phillips (1866-1946) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/oppenheim_e_phillips

Orban, Paul (1896-1974) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Orban.html

Orczy, Baroness (Emmuska) (1865-1947) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroness_Emma_Orczy

O’Reilly, Edward S(innott) “Tex” (1880-1946) (items) (chron.)

Writer and journalist.

Osborne, (Samuel) Duffield (1858-1917) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/osborne_duffield

Osborne, William Hamilton (1873-1942) (items) (chron.)

See www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=1137

O’Shea, Danny; [i.e., Daniel Patrick O’Shea] (1901-1979) (items)

See www.imdb.com/name/nm0642637

Oskison, John Milton (1874-1947) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton_Oskison

Ostrander, Isabel; [i.e., Isabella Egenton Ostrander Lamb] (1883-1924) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2020/10/isabel-ostrander-author.html

O’Sullivan, William J. (1899-1974) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-obituary-for-william-j-osul/128770305

Otis, James; pseudonym of James Otis Kaler (1848-1912) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/otis_james

Ouse, David (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See zenithcity.com/author/davo

Overholser, Wayne D. (1906-1996) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_D._Overholser

Owen, Dean; pseudonym of Dudley Dean McGaughey (1906-1986) (items) (chron.)

See www.mysteryfile.com/DOwen/Bibliography.html

Owen, Frank (1893-1968) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/frank-owen-1893-1968.html

Oxenham, John; pseudonym of William Dunkerley (1852-1941) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/oxenham_john

Oyler, Leslie Mary (Kathleen) (1884-1971) (items) (chron.)

See www.fieldfamilytree.ca/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2380&tree=1

Pachter, Josh (1951- ) (items) (chron.)

See joshpachter.com

Packard, Frank (Lucius) (1877-1942) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/packard_frank_l

Paddock, Jilly (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.goodreads.com/author/show/5624332.Jilly_Paddock

Page, Gerald W(ilburn) (1939- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_W._Page

Page, Norvell W(ooten) (1904-1961); used pseudonym Grant Stockbridge (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/page_norvell_w

Paine, Lauran (Bosworth) (1916-2001) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/paine_lauran

Paine, Ralph Delahaye (1871-1925) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Delahaye_Paine

Painton, Frederick C. (1896?-1945) (items) (chron.)

Writer, war correspondent. Died in Guam.

Palmer, Delos, Jr. (1890-1960) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Palmer.html

Palmer, Frederick (1873-1958) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Palmer_(journalist)

Palmer, John F. Joseph (1866?-1928) (items) (chron.)

Born in Quebec, Canada in 1866 or 1874; died in California.

Palmer, Raymond A(rthur) (1910-1977); used pseudonym A. R. Steber (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/palmer_raymond_a

Palmer, (Charles) Stuart (Hunter) (1905-1968) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Palmer

Parkhill, Forbes (1892-1974) (items) (chron.)

Born and lived in Denver; died in San Diego.

Parkhurst, H(arry) L(emon) V(ictor) (1876-1962) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Parkhurst.html

Parmer, Charles (Brower) (1893-1958) (items) (chron.)

Editor and reporter, born in Nashville, Tennessee; died in Alexandria, Virginia; editor, reporter and radio broadcaster.

Parr, Thelma (1906-2000) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Parr

Patten, William George (1866-1945) (items) (chron.)

Author of numerous “Frank Merriwell” novels under the pseudonym “Burt L. Standish.” Born in Corinna, Maine; died in Vista, California. Note: Patten was born William George Patten and is carried that way in some bibliographies.

Paul, Frank R(udolph) (1884-1963) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/PF.html

Paust, Gil(bert Harry) (1912-1988) (items) (chron.)

Free-lance writer and the 14th editor of Adventure magazine. An expert on outdoor sports such as hunting and fishing, and also knowledgeable about aeronautics. His claim to hold a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University cannot be substantiated. Born in and resident of Yonkers, New York. Like Alden Norton before him and Bruce Cassiday after him, Gil Paust contributed prolifically to Adventure, but because he used a number of pseudonyms, his contributions are not realized.

Payne, Stephen (1888-1970) (items) (chron.)

Prolific writer of westerns. Born in North Park, Colorado; died in Denver, Colorado (?).

Peach, Arthur Wallace (1886-1956) (items) (chron.)

Poet. Essayist, novelist, teacher. Born and resident in Vermont.

Peacock, Wilbur Scott (1915-1979) (items) (chron.)

Editor, writer of short stories and television scripts. Born in Kansas; died in Los Angeles, California.

Peake, Elmore E(lliott) (1871-1930) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7943818

Pearsall, Robert J. (fl. 1900s-1930s) (items) (chron.)

Traveller, writer, later affiliated with the WPA. Born in Michigan; lived in Tacoma, Washington.

Pearsol, John G. (fl. 1920s-1950s) (items) (chron.)

Born in Ohio, lived in Texas and Florida.

Pearson, George (fl. 1910s-1920s) (items) (chron.)

Perhaps the English writer, producer and director of motion pictures (1875-1973).

Pearson, Martin; pseudonym of Donald A. Wollheim (1914-1990) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pearson_martin

Peck, A. G. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (items) (chron.)

Born in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey.

Peck, Henry J(arvis) (1880-1964) (items) (chron.)

Born in Galesburg, Illinois; lived in Warren, Rhode Island.

Peck, James L(incoln) H(olt) (1912-1996) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Peck_(pilot)