John Martin Leahy | |
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| Born | May 16, 1886 Newcastle, Washington, United States |
| Died | March 26, 1967 (aged 80) Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | weird fiction, fantasy |
John Martin Leahy (May 16, 1886 – March 26, 1967) was an American short story writer, novelist and artist. He wrote and illustrated weird stories that appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Science and Invention. His novel, Drome was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in 1952.
His short story "In Amundsen’s Tent" (1928) is a precoursor of both H. P. Lovecraft’s "At the Mountains of Madness" and John W. Campbell, Jr.’s "Who Goes There?".[1]
References
Sources
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 699. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Kevin Daniel (2007). "Art Collection". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 268. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
Works by or about John Martin Leahy at Wikisource- John Martin Leahy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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