The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 11

Bickerstaffe, L(ucy) C(amilla) (1884-1937) (items) (chron.)

See www.fadingimages.uk/photoBi.asp

Bickerstaffe-Drew, Francis Browning (1858-1928) (items) (chron.)

Born in Headingly, Leeds, England; died in Salisbury; educated at Oxford; ordained a Catholic priest in 1884; served as military chaplain 1892-1909; became Commander of the British Empire in 1919.

Bickersteth, Edward Henry (1825-1906) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bickersteth_(bishop_of_Exeter)

Bicknell, Frank Martin (1854-1916) (items) (chron.)

Born in Melrose, Mass.

Biddle, Livingston Ludlow (1877-1959) (items) (chron.)

Father of Livingston Biddle, Jr.

Biemiller, Carl L(udwig) (1912-1979) (items) (chron.)

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

Bierbower, Austin (1844-1913) (items) (chron.)

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

Bierce, Ambrose (Gwinnett) (1842-1914?) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce

Bierhals, O(tto) (1879-1944) (items) (chron.)

Born in Nuremberg, Germany; was living in Tenafly, New Jersey, as of 1948.

Bigelow, Poultney (1855-1924) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultney_Bigelow

Biggers, Earl Derr (1884-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Derr_Biggers

Biggs, Geoffrey (1908-1971) (items) (chron.)

See www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/12/20/culture/art/art-post-day-geoffrey-biggs-tried-paint-naked-truth.html

Binchy, Maeve; [i.e., Anne Maeve Binchy Snell] (1939-2012) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy

Binder, Eando; joint pseudonym of Earl & Otto O. Binder (fl. 1930s-1970s) (items) (chron.); stories are by Otto alone unless otherwise noted.

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

Bindloss, Harold (Edward) (1866-1945) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Edward_Bindloss

Bingham, Edfrid A. (1870-1930) (items) (chron.)

Born in Oak Hill, Ohio; died in New York; journalist in various cities, then writer in Hollywood.

Bingham, G(raham) Clifton (1859-1913) (items) (chron.)

Born and died in Bristol, England; composer, writer of stories and books for children and adults; prolific lyricist.

Bingham, Sallie (1937- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallie_Bingham

Binns, Ottwell (1872-1935) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottwell_Binns

Birabeau, André (1890-1974) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Birabeau

Bird, Kenneth (George) (1916-1993) (items) (chron.)

Born in Gloucester; journalist, playwright, information officer for BBC; also author of series of children’s books.

Bird, Will(iam) R(ichard) (1891-1984) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_R._Bird

Birkinshaw, Frank (Thornton) (1898-1949) (items) (chron.)

Husband of Margaret Jepson; father of Fay Weldon.

Birmingham, Frederic A. (1911-1982) (items) (chron.)

See www.nytimes.com/1982/08/31/obituaries/frederic-birmingham-editor-of-esquire-other-magazines.html

Birmingham, George A.; pseudonym of James Owen Hannay (1865-1950) (items) (chron.)

Father of J. F. W. Hannay.

Birmingham, Stephen (Gardner) (1929-2015) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Birmingham

Birney, Herman Hoffman (Jr.) (1891-1958) (items) (chron.)

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; amateur archaeologist; author of western novels; died in Florence, Alabama.

Biró, Lajos; [born Lajos Blau] (1880-1948) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Bíró

Bisbee, Eugene Shade (1864-1933) (items) (chron.)

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

Bishop, Billy; [i.e., William Avery Bishop] (1894-1956) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bishop

Bishop, Curtis (Kent) (1912-1967) (items) (chron.)

Author. Born in Tennessee, died in Texas.

Bishop, Elizabeth (1911-1979) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bishop

Bishop, Ev (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See evbishop.com

Bishop, Farnham (1886-1930) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/08/farnham-bishop-educator-writer.html

Bishop, Harry G(ore) (1874-1934) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Gore_Bishop

Bishop, Julia (Virginia Phifer) Truitt (1852-1931) (items) (chron.)

Born in Mansfield, Louisiana; died in Birmingham, Alabama.

Bishop, Morris (Gilbert) (1893-1973) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Bishop

Bissell, Richard (Pike) (1913-1977) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pike_Bissell

Bissell, Tom (fl. 1930s) (items) (chron.)

Probably not automobile expert and businessman Thomas Ashley Bissell (1899-?).

Bisson, Frank; [i.e., William Francis Legros Bisson] (1894-1956) (items) (chron.)

Born in Lancashire, England; died in British Columbia, Canada; served in merchant navy.

Bixby, Rex Vancil (1893-1959) (items) (chron.)

Father of Jerome Bixby.

Bjarnason, Bogi (fl. 1920s) (items) (chron.)

See www.granvilleislandpublishing.com/2point0/product/bogi-bjarnason-his-words

Bjorklund, Larry F.; [i.e., Lorence Ferdinand Bjorklund] (1913-1978) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/BJorklund.html

Bjorkman, Frances Maule (1879-1966); previously known as Frances Maule (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Maule_Bjorkman

Björnson, Björnstjerne (1832-1910) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjørnstjerne_Bjørnson

Black, Dorothy; maiden name of Dorothy MacLiesh (1890-1977) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Black_(novelist)

Black, Hugh, D.D. (1868-1953) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Black_(theologian)

Black, Irma Simonton (1906-1972) (items) (chron.)

See bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/irma-black-biography/

Black, Ladbroke (Lionel Day) (1877-1940) (items) (chron.)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/paul-urquhart-ladbroke-black-thomas.html

Blackburn, Tom W.; [i.e., Thomas Wakefield Blackburn, II] (1913-1992) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_W._Blackburn

Blackledge, W(illiam) J(ames) (1886-1948) (items) (chron.)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/william-james-blackledge.html

Blackmon, Anita; [i.e., Anita Blackmon Smith] (1892-1943); also known as Mrs. Harry Pugh Smith (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2014/11/mrs-harry-pugh-smith-1892-1943.html

Blackmore, R(ichard) D(oddridge) (1825-1900) (items) (chron.)

Born in Longworth, Berkshire; lived for some years in Wales; called to the bar in 1852 but gave up the law for teaching and writing.

Blackwell, Garie (fl. 1970s-1980s) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garie_Blackwell

Blackwood, Algernon (Henry) (1869-1951) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Blackwood

Blade, Alexander (fl. 1940s-1950s); house pseudonym used by Howard Browne (1908-1999), Edmond Hamilton (1904-1977), John W. Jakes (1932-2023), William P. McGivern (1922-1982), Robert Silverberg (1935- ), David Vern (1914-1994), Don Wilcox (1905-2000) & Robert Moore Williams (1907-1977) (items) (chron.)

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

Blaine, John; pseudonym of Hal Goodwin (1914-1990) (items) (chron.)

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

Blair, Alison (1906-1995) (items)

See www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alison-blair-1621850.html

Blair, Emily Newell (1877-1951) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Newell_Blair

Blaisdell, E(lijah) Warde (1872-1944) (items) (chron.)

See www.rhsil.org/uploads/2/6/4/3/26435469/1973_-_vol_10_-_no_5.pdf

Blake, A(lfred) H(owarth) (fl. 1900s-1910s) (items) (chron.)

See www.luminous-lint.com/app/photographer/A_H__Blake

Blake, Lillie D(evereux Umsted) (1833-1913); previously known as Lillie D. Umsted (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Devereux_Blake

Blake, (Francis William) Stacey (1873-1964) (items) (chron.)

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

Blake, William (1757-1827) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake

Blaker, Richard (Sidney) (1893-1940) (items) (chron.)

Born in India, educated at Oxford, died in Los Angeles; journalist and author.

Blakeslee, Frederick M(anley) (1898-1973) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Blakeslee.html

Blanchard, Amy E(lla) (1854-1926) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Ella_Blanchard