Edison Marshall American writer (1894–1967)
Edison Marshall
Marshall in 1920
Born Edison Tesla Marshall
(1894-08-28 ) August 28, 1894Died October 29, 1967(1967-10-29) (aged 73) Pen name Hall Hunter Occupation
Short story writer
novelist Nationality American Alma mater University of Oregon Genres Notable awards O. Henry Award (1921)Spouse Agnes Sharp Flythe Children 2
Marshall's 1923 novel Dian of the Lost Land was reprinted as the cover story for the April 1949 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries Edison Tesla Marshall (August 28, 1894 – October 29, 1967) was an American author of short stories and novels.
Life
Marshall was born on August 28, 1894, in Rensselaer, Indiana . He grew up in Medford, Oregon , and attended the University of Oregon from 1913 to 1916. He served in the U.S. Army with the rank of second lieutenant . His 1917 World War I draft registration card indicated he was a "professional writer" employed by The American Magazine The Saturday Evening Post [ 1] [ 2] Augusta, Georgia .[ 3] historical fiction . He also wrote some
science fiction about lost civilizations .[ 4]
For some of his work, he used the pseudonym Hall Hunter .[ 5] [ 2]
His novel Benjamin Blake was adapted into a movie in 1942, Son of Fury Tyrone Power . Yankee Pasha-The Adventures of Jason Starbuck Yankee Pasha Mamie Van Doren in 1954, as was The Vikings Kirk Douglas , in 1958.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
He had a Gold Cross, Order of Merit from the University of Miami.[ 11]
A life-long hunter, he stalked big game in Canada, Alaska, Africa, Indo-China, and India.[ 4] The Heart of the Hunter , copyrighted in 1956. (A high school hunting accident cost him his thumb).
He died on October 29, 1967, in Augusta, Georgia.
Works
Marshall's 1934 novel Ogden's Strange Story was reprinted as the cover story on the December 1949 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries The Voice of the Pack The Snowshoe Trail A. L. Burt . 1921.The Strength of the Pines Trail's End , Popular Library)Shepherds of the Wild Riders of the Smoky Land )The Skyline of Spruce The Land of Forgotten Men . A. L. Burt . 1923.The Lost Land )Seward's Folly . Little, Brown and Company. 1924.Love Stories of India . Farrar, Straus. 1933.Ogden's Strange Story . H. C. Kinsey & Company, Inc. 1934.Dian of the Lost Land . H. C. Kinsey & Company, Inc. 1935.The Stolen God . Philadelphia Inquirer Public Ledger. 1937.The Doctor of Lonesome River . Triangle Books. 1938.The Jewel of Mahabar . H. C. Kinsey & Company, Inc. 1938.Benjamin Blake . Farrar, Straus. 1941.Great Smith . Farrar & Rinehart. 1943.Yankee Pasha-The Adventures of Jason Starbuck Gypsy Sixpence . Farrar, Straus. 1949.The Upstart . Dell. 1950.The Infinite Woman Castle in the Swamp: A Tale of Old Carolina . Farrar, Straus. 1948.The Viking . Farrar, Straus, and Young. 1951.Caravan to Xanadu: a Novel of Marco Polo Bengal Tiger: a Tale of India . Doubleday. 1952.American Captain The Gentleman . Farrar, Straus & Cudahy. 1956.The Pagan King Earth Giant West with the Vikings . Doubleday. 1961.The Conqueror . Doubleday. 1962.Cortez and Marina The Lost Colony . Doubleday. 1964.He had also worked on Parole, Inc. film noir , as a dialog director.
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