The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 75

Lefer, Diane (1950- ) (items) (chron.)

See dianelefer.weebly.com

Lefèvre, Edwin (1871-1943) (items) (chron.)

Born in Colombia; frequent contributor to magazines; lived in Vermont.

Leffingwell, J. B. (fl. 1930s) (items) (chron.)

Not to be confused with Joshua B. Leffingwell (1804-1873). Perhaps from Florida.

Le Gallienne, Eva (1899-1991) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Le_Gallienne

Le Gallienne, Hesper (1893-1970) (items) (chron.)

Daughter of Richard Le Gallienne.

Leggett, H(arry) W(illiam) (1888-1957) (items) (chron.)

Born in St. Saviour, England; died in London; editor of various publications, including Grand Magazine and Ironmongers Weekly.

Le Guin, Ursula K(roeber) (1929-2018) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin

Lehmann, Beatrix (Alice) (1903-1979) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Lehmann

Lehrbas, Lloyd (Allan) (1896-1964) (items) (chron.)

See www.nytimes.com/1964/10/31/archives/lloyd-a-lehrbas-war-writer-dies-commissioned-in-1942-and-made-aide.html

Leiber, Fritz (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (items) (chron.)

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

Leigh, William R(obinson) (1866-1955) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robinson_Leigh

Leighton, Isabel (1900-1995) (items) (chron.)

See www.nytimes.com/1995/04/27/obituaries/isabel-leighton-95-actress-and-writer.html

Leinster, Colin (1939- ) (items) (chron.)

Editor of Corporate Board Member magazine.

Leinster, Murray; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins (1896-1975) (items) (chron.)

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

Leite, George (Thurston) (1920-1985); used pseudonym Thurston Scott (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leite

Leitfred, Robert H(enry) (1891-1968) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/robert-h-leitfred-author.html

Leithead, J(ohn) Edward (1896-1970) (items) (chron.)

Born and died in Pennsylvania; worked briefly in insurance before becoming a writer.

Lejeune, Francçois (1908-1982); used pseudonym Jean Effel (items) (chron.)

See www.lambiek.net/artists/e/effel_j.htm

Leland, Charles G(odfrey) (1824-1903) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Godfrey_Leland

Leland, J. P. (fl. 1920s) (items) (chron.)

Actor and writer. From the southern United States.

LeMay, Alan (Brown) (1899-1964) (items) (chron.)

Novelist, popular for his westerns. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana; lived in Santee, California; died in Hollywood, California.

Lemercier de Neuville, Louis; [born Louis Lemercier] (1830-1918) (items) (chron.)

See fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Lemercier_de_Neuville

Lemmon, Robert S(tell) (fl. 1910s-1940s) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stell_Lemmon

Lemon, Joseph Alexander (1870-1927) (items) (chron.)

See strippersguide.blogspot.com/2013/10/ink-slinger-profiles-joseph-lemon.html

Lemon, Mark (1809-1870) (items) (chron.)

Born in London; dramatist and editor; did not become a novelist until age 54; editor of various magazines such as Field, Illustrated London News, and London Journal; founder and first editor (for 29 years) of Punch.

Lemonnier, (Antoine Louis) Camille (1844-1913) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Lemonnier

Lengel, William C(harles) (c1880-1965) (items) (chron.)

Born in Durango, Colorado; died in NYC.

Lengyel, Melchior; [born Lebovics Menyhért] (1880-1974) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Lengyel

León, María Teresa; [working name of María Teresa León Goyri] (1903-1988) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Teresa_León

Leonard, (Leola) Baird (1888-1941) (items) (chron.)

See asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/sophiasmith/mnsss99_bioghist.html

Leonard, Orville (Henry) (1868-1924) (items) (chron.)

Poet and newspaperman. Died in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Leong, S. L. (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)

See slleong.com

Leopardi, Giacomo (Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro) (1798-1837) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Leopardi

Le Queux, William (Tufnell) (1864-1927) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Queux

Lermina, Jules (Hyppolyte) (1839-1915) (items) (chron.)

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

Leroux, Gaston (1868-1927) (items) (chron.)

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

Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain-René_Lesage

Lesher, Joanna (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See joannalesher.com

Leskov, Nikolai (Semyonovich) (1831-1895) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Leskov

Leslie, Jean (Eva) (1908-1994) (items) (chron.)

Born in Omaha, raised in Santa Monica; teaching fellow in psychology; married Gordon F. Cornett in 1934; died in Ventura, California.

Lesser, Ron (fl. 1960s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See artbyronlesser.com

Lessing, Doris (May) (1919-2013) (items) (chron.)

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

Lessner, Erwin C(hristian) (1898-1959) (items) (chron.)

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

Lester, R. Daniel (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.smashwords.com/profile/view/rdaniellester

Le Sueur, Meridel; [née Wharton] (1900-1996) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridel_Le_Sueur

Lethbridge, Olive; pseudonym of Olive L. Banbury (1885-1971) (items) (chron.)

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

Letton, Jennette (Dowling) (1909-1999) (items) (chron.)

Playwright; active on radio, TV, and stage; living in rural New Jersey in 1960s.

Letts, Malcolm (1899-1967) (items) (chron.)

See www.imdb.com/name/nm1207139/

Levenson, Lewis Freiburg (1895-1969) (items) (chron.)

Graduate of Columbia School of Journalism; author also of baseball books.

Lever, Charles (James) (1806-1872) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lever

Leverage, Henry; [working name of David Carroll Henry] (1879-1931) (items) (chron.)

See oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2019/11/henry-leverage-pulp-fiction-author-who.html

Levett-Yeats, S(idney Kilner) (c1857-1916) (items) (chron.)

Soldier in Indian Army, then with Indian Civil Service and writing novels on the side; then novelist in England.

Levetus, Celia (A.) (1874-1936); also known as Celia Levetus Nicholson; used pseudonym Diana Forbes (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Levetus

Levi, Jan Heller (1954- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Heller_Levi

Levine, William (1881-1962); used pseudonym Will Levinrew (items) (chron.)

Born in Russia; died in Florida; former newspaperman, editor of Great Detective Magazine; became a dentist and mystery writer in New Jersey before moving to Indian Rocks, Florida.

Levinrew, Will; pseudonym of William Levine (1881-1962) (items) (chron.)

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

Levison, Eric (1894-?) (items) (chron.)

Born in Prussia; served in the U.S. Navy; living in Georgia in the 1920s.

Levitan, (Abraham) Mortimer (1890-1968) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2025/07/mortimer-levitan-1890-1968.html

Levy, Benn W(olfe) (1900-1973) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benn_Levy

Levy, Newman (1888-1966) (items) (chron.)

See www.stolaf.edu/people/hend/VictoryMusic/NewmanLevy.html

Lewicki, James (Maximovich) (1917-1979) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lewicki

Lewin, Ted (1935- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lewin

Lewis, Alfred Henry (1857-1914) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Henry_Lewis

Lewis, Alun (1915-1944) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alun_Lewis_(poet)

Lewis, Andrea (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See andrealewis.org

Lewis, C(harles) B(ertrand) (1842-1924) (items) (chron.)

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

Lewis, David; pseudonym of David Lewis Hodgson (1942- ) (items) (chron.)

See bearalley.blogspot.com/2010/04/david-lewis.html