Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1963) Winner
Walter Ryerson Johnson
ウォルター・ライアソン・ジョンソン
Wōrutā Raiason Jonson
Aliases:
W. Ryerson Johnson / Ryerson Johnson
Pen Names:
Kenneth Robeson（Pseudonym for Doc Savage novels）,
Matthew Blood（Joint pseudonym with Davis Dresser）,
Peter Field（Pseudonym for crime novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-10-19 （Divernon, Illinois）
- Died
- 1995-05-24 （Florida） age 93
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Illinois → Florida
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Pulp fiction writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1923-1995
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Foreign Commerce | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
Unknown
Foreign Commerce
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
Earned a degree in foreign commerce
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Land of Always-Night
1930 AdventureA Doc Savage novel
AdventureScience
The Fantastic Island
1935 AdventureA Doc Savage novel
AdventureHorror
Naked in the Streets
1952 CrimeCrime novel
CrimeStreet
The Trail of the Moaning Ghost
1963 Juvenile adventureBob Blake Adventures series
AdventureGhost
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pulp fiction styleWesternHorror
- Recurring Motifs
- AdventureCrimeWestern
Legacy
Known as a 20th-century American pulp fiction writer, especially for Doc Savage novels
Trivia
- One of the authors of Doc Savage novels
- Used multiple pseudonyms
- Wrote juvenile novels