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Patterson, Arthur W(illis) (1888-1946) (items) (chron.)
See www.maine.gov/msl/maine/writdisplay.shtml?id=424533


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, Thomas Love (1785-1866) (items) (chron.)
Born in Dorsetshire; largely self-educated; employed by the East India Company for many years.


Peacock, Wilbur Scott (1915-1979) (items) (chron.)
Editor, writer of short stories and television scripts. Born in Kansas; died in Los Angeles, California.


Pearsall, Robert J. (fl. 1900s-1930s) (items) (chron.)
Traveller, writer, later affiliated with the WPA. Born in Michigan; lived in Tacoma, Washington.


Pearse, Alfred (1856-1933) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Pearse


Peddie, Tom (1874-1954) (items) (chron.)
See bearalley.blogspot.com/2019/01/tom-peddie.html


Peeples, Samuel A(nthony) (1917-1997) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_A._Peeples


Pelley, William Dudley (1890-1965) (items) (chron.)
Author, journalist, editor and writer. Founder of Fascist organization, the Silver Shirts. Convicted of sedition during World War II and served eight years of a fifteen year sentence. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts; lived in Asheville, North Carolina; died in Noblesville, Indiana.


Pemberton, [Sir] Max (1863-1950) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pemberton_max


Pendexter, Hugh (1875-1940) (items) (chron.)
See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/04/hugh-pendexter.html


Periconi, Domingo F(rancesco Mario) (1883-1940) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Periconi.html


Perkins, Kenneth (Taylor) (1890-1951) (items) (chron.); Note: This is the way his name appears in death records, but some references give his middle name as Brett.
Author and playwright. Born in Kodia Kanal, India; educated at University of California; died in Los Angeles, California.


Perry, Clay; [i.e., Clair Willard Perry] (1887-1961) (items) (chron.)
Author, editor, journalist, expert on paper. Born in Badger (some sources say Waupaca) Wisconsin; died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.


Perry, Oliver Hazard (fl. 1930s-1940s) (items) (chron.)
Presumably one of the many descendants of the American Naval Officer (1785-1819).


Perry, Ralph R. (1895-?) (items) (chron.)
Naval man and traveller; not to be confused with Ralph Barton Perry (1876-1957).


Petaja, Emil (Theodore) (1915-2000) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/petaja_emil


Petersen, Herman (1893-1973) (items) (chron.)
Born in Utica, N.Y.; writer for the pulps; worked for Utica newspapers; was a postmaster in Poolville, N.Y.


Pettee, F(lorence) M(ae) (1885-1966) (items) (chron.)
Born in Spencer, Massachusetts; died in Foxborough, Massachusetts.


Pettigrew, Homer (1915-1997) (items) (chron.)
See www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/steer-wrestling/homer-pettigrew/


Pfalser, Ivan L(ewis) (1930-2014) (items) (chron.)
See www.pottsfuneralhome.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=52494&locid=90


Phares, (Oscar) Ross (1908-2006) (items) (chron.)
See www.findagrave.com/memorial/235005860/oscar-ross-phares


Phillips, Henry Wallace (1869-1930) (items) (chron.)
See buddiesinthesaddle.blogspot.com/2011/05/henry-wallace-phillips-red-saunders.html


Phillips, John Randolph (1904-1993) (items) (chron.)
See scottsvillemuseum.com/portraits/homeKM209acdKM09.html


Phillips, Michael J(ames) (1876-?) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/phillips_michael_j


Phillips, Roland (Ashford) (1883-?) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/phillips_roland_ashford


Phillips, Ron Earl (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.ronearlphillips.com


Phin; pseudonym of Ernest Thayer (1863-1940) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Thayer


Pierce, Frank(lin) Richardson (1887-1966) (items) (chron.)
Writer. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts; died in Washington (?).


Pink, [Rev.] Harry Leigh “Hal” (1906-1973) (items) (chron.)
See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/hal-pink.html


Pinkerton, Kathrene (Gedney) (1887-1967) (items) (chron.)
See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/06/kathrene-and-robert-pinkerton-husband.html


Pinkerton, Robert E(ugene) (1882-1970) (items) (chron.)
See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/06/kathrene-and-robert-pinkerton-husband.html


Pitt, Chart(ly Artell) (1878-1966) (items) (chron.)
Born in Portage County, Wisconsin; contributed short stories, novelettes and verse to many newspapers and periodicals in the U.S. and abroad; member of Washington State legislature; died in Mukito, Washington.


Pitt, Stanley (John Joseph) (1925-2002) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Pitt


Pitt, William (?-1840) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pitt_(ship-builder)


Pitts, Tom (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.tompittsauthor.com


Pitzer, R(obert) C(laiborne) (1879-1962) (items) (chron.)
See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38922516


Pladwell, E(dgar) S(pencer) (1884-1964) (items) (chron.)
Journalist and writer. Probably born in Oregon (one source says Brooklyn, New York); lived in Oakland, California.


Plaisted, (Charles) Max(well) (1902-1956) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Plaisted.html


Plimmer, Denis (1914-1981) (items) (chron.)
See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2020/09/denis-plimmer-1914-1981-part-one.html


Poate, Ernest M(arsh) (1884-1935) (items) (chron.)
Born on a ship in the Indian Ocean; died in Southern Pines, North Carolina; psychiatrist, attorney and author.


Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe


Pollock, Frank Lillie (1876-1957) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pollock_frank_lillie


Poole, Reginald Heber (1885-1959) (items) (chron.)
Born in Northwich; author, editor, and journalist.


Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pope


Popp, Walter (Robert) (1920-2002) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Popp.html


Porter, Harold Everett (1887-1936) (items) (chron.)
Born in Hyde Park, Mass.; educated at Harvard University.


Porter, William Sydney (1862-1910); used pseudonym O. Henry (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry


Post, Melville Davisson (1869-1930) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Davisson_Post


Potter, David (1874-1962) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/potter_david


Potter, E(llis) W(ellington) (1920-1981) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Potter.html


Powell, J(ohn) W(esley) (1834-1902) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Powell


Powell, Talmage (1920-2000) (items) (chron.)
Novelist and short story writer. Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina; lived in Asheville, North Carolina.


Powers, Alfred (fl. 1920s-1940s) (items) (chron.)
Teacher, writer. Dean of the General Extension Division, Oregon State System of Higher Education. Born in Delania, Arkansas; lived in Oregon.


Pratt, Harry Noyes (1879-1944) (items) (chron.)
See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2011/10/harry-noyes-pratt-1879-1944.html


Preece, Harold (1906-1992) (items) (chron.)
Journalist, writer, specialist in Texas history. Born in Austin, Texas.


Prentice, Ralph (fl. 1930s-1950s) (items) (chron.)
Not to be confused with the musician (1906-1968).


Prescott, John (Brewster) (1919-1999) (items) (chron.)
Author of westerns, novels and short stories. Born in Menominee, Michigan; lived in Phoenix, Arizona.


Prévost, Marcel (1862-1941) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Prévost


Price, E(dgar) Hoffmann (“Trooper”) (1898-1988) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Hoffmann_Price


Pringle, Murray T. (fl. 1940s-1960s) (items) (chron.)
Archaeologist.


Prior, Matthew (1664-1721) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Prior


Prior, Percy B. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (items) (chron.)
See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2015/06/percy-b-prior.html


Pritchard, Harmon; [born Herman Prichep] (1890-1938) (items) (chron.)
See rogallery.com/Pritchard_Harmon/pritchard-biography.html


Pritchett, Lulita Crawford (1906-1991) (items) (chron.)
See www.lulitacrawfordpritchett.com



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