The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 23

Clephane, Elizabeth Cecilia (Douglas) (1830-1869) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_C._Clephane

Clews, Henry (1834-1923) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clews

Clifford, Charles L(ewis) (1890-1991) (items) (chron.)

Born in Boston in 1890, Clifford rose to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army becoming Commanding Officer of the 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment in 1942. He wrote several books and stories about the Philippines including The Real Glory (1937) which was made into a film starring Gary Cooper & David Niven in 1939. The film seems also to have been based in part on Jungle Patrol (1938) by Vic Hurley which had led some to suggest that Clifford was actually a pseudonym for Hurley. Clifford died in New Jersey in 1991.

Clifford, [Sir] Hugh (Charles) (1866-1941) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Clifford

Clifford, Sigerson (1913-1985) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigerson_Clifford

Clifford, Mrs. W(illiam) K(ingdon) (1846-1929) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Clifford

Clift, Denison (Halley) (1885-1961) (items) (chron.)

Born in San Francisco; graduate of Stanford University; Hollywood writer and director; author of novels, ss, and plays.

Clifton, Lucille; [born Thelma Lucille Sayles] (1936-2010) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton

Climenson, John G. (1910-1971); used pseudonym Barry Storm (items) (chron.)

See www.desertusa.com/desert-prospecting/barry-storm.html

Clingerman, Mildred (née McElroy) (1918-1997) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Clingerman

Clink, David (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See poetrymachine.com

Clinton, Daniel Joseph (1899-1993) (items) (chron.)

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died in Santa Barbara, California.

Clodfelter, Frank; [i.e., William Franklin Clodfelter] (1911-1984) (items) (chron.)

See www.polkcounty.org/saludagrade/trains_mag/clodfelter.html

Cloete, (Edward Fairly) Stuart (Graham) (1897-1976) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Cloete

Close, Robert (Shaw) (1903-1995) (items) (chron.)

Born in Melbourne, Australia.

Clough, Arthur Hugh (1819-1861) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hugh_Clough

Clough, Wilson O(ber) (1894-1990) (items) (chron.)

See kids.britannica.com/students/article/Wilson-Ober-Clough/310740

Clouston, J(oseph) Storer (1870-1944) (items) (chron.)

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

Clowes, [Sir] W(illiam) Laird (1856-1905) (items) (chron.)

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

Clymer, John (Ford) (1907-1989) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Clymer.html

Coates, Archie Austin (1891-?) (items) (chron.)

Ohio writer.

Coates, Austin (1922-1997) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Coates

Coates, Florence (Van Leer) Earle (Nicholson) (1850-1927) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Earle_Coates

Coates, Grace Stone; [Mrs. Henderson Coates] (1881-1976) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Stone_Coates

Coates, Robert M(yron) (1897-1973) (items) (chron.)

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

Coatsworth, Elizabeth Jane (1893-1986) (items) (chron.)

Born in Buffalo, N.Y.

Cobb, Elisabeth; [i.e., Elisabeth Cobb Chapman Rogers] (1902-1959); also known as Elisabeth Cobb Chapman (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/61262455/elisabeth-rogers

Cobb, Frank Irving (1869-1923) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_I._Cobb

Cobb, Irvin S(hrewsbury) (1876-1944) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvin_S._Cobb

Cobban, J(ames) MacLaren (1849-1903) (items) (chron.)

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

Cobbett, William (1763-1835) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cobbett

Cober, Alan E. (1935-1998) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_E._Cober

Coblentz, Stanton A(rthur) (1896-1982) (items) (chron.)

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

Coburn, Walter J(ohn) (1889-1971) (items) (chron.)

Writer of western novels and short stories. Born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana Territory; lived in Arizona.

Cochran, Ruth Gilbert (1893-?) (items) (chron.)

Born in Washington D.C.; author of numerous series books for boys and girls, of magazine stories; was fiction editor for newspaper syndicate.

Cochrane, Alfred (Henry John) (1865-1948) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cochrane

Cochrane, John I(ra, M.D.) (1870-1949) (items) (chron.)

Writer, and a genuine doctor, having received an M.D. from the University of Virginia. Born in East Dorset, Vermont; died in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Cockburn, (Francis) Claud (1904-1981) (items) (chron.)

Father of Sarah Cockburn.

Cocking, Ronald (William J.) (1917-1999) (items) (chron.)

Born in Portsmouth, England; died in Surrey; served in the Royal Air Force in WWII; worked at Scotland Yard in some capacity; went to Canada to try to get his books published there and was editor of the Hamilton [Ontario] News.

Cockrell, Frank; [i.e., Francis M. Cockrell, III] (1906-1987) (items) (chron.)

Father of Amanda Cockrell.

Coconis, Ted (Constantinos) (1927- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.tedcoconis.com

Cocroft, Thoda (Stancliffe) (1891-1943) (items) (chron.)

Born in California, worked in the theatre and as a writer.

Coe, Charles Francis (1890-1956) (items) (chron.)

Born in Buffalo, N.Y.; Joined the Navy at 17, spent 5 years as a professional fighter, then a radio sports announcer (and may have invented ringside commentary), then took up writing, went to Hollywood as a screenwriter, then became a lawyer and general counsel for the motion picture producers; moved to Florida and practiced there; became editor and publisher of the Palm Beach Post; died in Palm Beach, FL. Father of Betty Coe Spicer.

Coe, Charles H. (1890-1956) (items) (chron.)

American mystery writer.

Coe, Ethel L(ouise) (1878-1938) (items) (chron.)

See www.askart.com/artist/Ethel_Louise_Coe/28219/Ethel_Louise_Coe.aspx

Coffin, Robert Stevenson (1797-1827) (items) (chron.)

See famousamericans.net/robertstevensoncoffin

Coffin, Tris(tram) (1909-1990) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tris_Coffin

Coffin, W(illiam) Haskell (1878-1941) (items) (chron.)

Born in Charleston, South Carolina; died in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Coggins, Jack (Banham) (1911-2006) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Coggins

Coghlan, Rose; [i.e., Rosamond Marie Coghlan] (1851-1932) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Coghlan

Cogswell, Tobi (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.pw.org/content/tobi_cogswell

Cohan, George M(ichael) (1878-1942) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M._Cohan

Cohan, Ray (1914-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer. Born in New Rochelle, New York; lives in New Jersey.

Cohen, Alfred J. (1861-1928); used pseudonym Alan Dale (items) (chron.)

Born in Birmingham; dramatic critic for New York newspapers 1887-1915, then New York World; playwright.

Cohen, Bella (1899-1990) (items) (chron.)

Born Romania, married Samuel Spewack in 1922 in New York, where she died in 1990.

Cohen, Gil (fl. 1950s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

Also illustrated children’s books.

Cohen, Inez Lopez; [Mrs. Octavus Roy Cohen] (1892-1953) (items) (chron.)

See www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/inez-lopez_14800937

Cohen, Leonard (Norman) (1934-2016) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

Cohen, Octavus Roy (1891-1959) (items) (chron.)

Noted writer. Born in Charleston, South Carolina; died in Los Angeles, California.

Cohn, Adolphe (1851-1930) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Cohn

Colbron, Grace Isabel (1869-1948) (items) (chron.)

Born in New York City; stage actress; reader of European language books for New York publishers, theatrical managers and play-brokers; lecturer on economic and literary subjects; translator from German and Scandinavian languages.

Colby, C(arroll) B(urleigh) (1904-1977) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._B._Colby

Colby, William E(gan) (1920-1996) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Colby

Colcord, Lincoln (Ross) (1883-1947) (items) (chron.)

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

Cole, Geoffrey W. (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.geoffreywcole.com

Cole, John Nelson, Jr. (1889-?) (items) (chron.)

See library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/uajnc

Cole, Samuel V(alentine) (1851-1925) (items) (chron.)

See wheatoncollege.edu/college-history/1920s/samuel-cole/