Edison Tesla Marshall (August 28, 1894 – October 29, 1967) was an American short story writer and novelist.
American writer (1894–1967)
Marshall's 1923 novel Dian of the Lost Land was reprinted as the cover story on the April 1949 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries
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 and The Saturday Evening Post, and that he was missing his thumb on his left hand.[1] He married Agnes Sharp Flythe; they had two children, Edison and Nancy.[2] In 1926, they moved to Augusta, Georgia.[3] Marshall mainly wrote 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]
He held the 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] A high school hunting accident cost him his thumb. He described his hunting experiences in The Heart of the Hunter, copyrighted in 1956.
He died on October 29, 1967, in Augusta, Georgia.
Awards
1921 O. Henry Award
Works
Marshall's 1934 novel Ogden's Strange Story was reprinted as the cover story on the December 1949 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries
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