tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post1886030275176083772..comments2024-03-28T16:39:46.847-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: Edison Marshall (1894-1967)Terence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-91493377588558130412019-02-21T19:19:57.270-05:002019-02-21T19:19:57.270-05:00Well, as for Augusta...
Edison Marshall lived up ...Well, as for Augusta...<br /><br />Edison Marshall lived up the block from me. I lived-- literally-- one block down from his house-- he was on a corner up the road a bit. Gary Street, as I recall-- it was about fifty years ago, after all.<br /><br />I was ten when he died-- well, about two months shy of it, I find. I did not know him well, but I did know him, and thought of him as "that guy who wrote that movie" (That movie being "The Vikings") or as the oldish man who had a missing thumb (which fascinated a child, of course). I really didn't know much more, nor, being a child, did I care that much.<br /><br />I also recall being informed that he had died, and thought (as children do) that that was too bad. <br /><br />His house-- as all the houses in that neighborhood were-- was on the larger side, and as I recall, he did well enough by the kids on Halloween... which again, at that age, meant more to me than any literary output.<br /><br />I found myself reminded of that while idly surfing the internet, and coming across mention of The Movie, and decided to look up what there was about him. Thus I found your article. <br /><br />For what it's worth, this is what I recall of him... an older man with a missing digit who wrote a movie. I think that perhaps I shall look up his literature the next time I find myself in a used bookshop... now that I'm old enough to think more about him.Robert Haynienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-49454167030355982452017-03-07T12:35:40.216-05:002017-03-07T12:35:40.216-05:00Dear Anonymous,
That's really fascinating. I&...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />That's really fascinating. I'm glad you know the history of the house and the biography of its former resident. I'm glad also that you have made a collection related to Edison Marshall. If I were in town, I would be there for your talk at the library.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-50181398713749015692017-02-10T18:44:14.101-05:002017-02-10T18:44:14.101-05:00Thanks for this article...I am the owner of the ho...Thanks for this article...I am the owner of the home he and his wife lived in, mid 1920's, Medford, Oregon. He grew up down the street. They left for his wife's former Augusta home, local lore that she didn't fit well into Medford--but with his family still here, visited often. His younger sister married into the area Colvig family...her brother-in-law being Vance "Pinto" Colvig, the original Bozo the Clown. No longer well remembered with the passing of years, I have collected most of his books, some magazines and family history. Will be giving a Windows in Time history talk on him at our library next month. Some of the more hokey, early on adventure stories were ones he wrote while living in this house....fun to read knowing he wrote them, upstairs in a bedroom turned author's workroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-90371378374678219902013-05-23T17:13:22.746-04:002013-05-23T17:13:22.746-04:00Hi, Patricia,
Having never read any of Marshall&#...Hi, Patricia,<br /><br />Having never read any of Marshall's books, I can't point you in the right direction. However, Benjamin Blake and Yankee Pasha were both very popular. If you like old movies, you might want to watch The Vikings, based on Marshall's book.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-42545659497623562252013-05-23T16:44:50.370-04:002013-05-23T16:44:50.370-04:00How satisfying to find some detailed information o...How satisfying to find some detailed information on this author! I just finished reading Gypsy Sixpence, and found it rather peculiar. My father tells me he loved this author as a boy--perhaps the book I seized on wasn't his best work? Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634798571271638099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-24188785558395860212013-05-08T12:49:29.831-04:002013-05-08T12:49:29.831-04:00Thank you. I have added your information to the ca...Thank you. I have added your information to the caption above. And no need to apologize.<br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-79558102712608113162013-05-04T09:23:25.031-04:002013-05-04T09:23:25.031-04:00Unfortunatelly, I can´t help you. I only know abou...Unfortunatelly, I can´t help you. I only know about him that Bocquet was born in Barcelona on 1904 and He dead in the same city on 1966.<br /><br />And sorry for my poor English.A Spaniardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-18140522033677147882013-05-03T14:46:05.221-04:002013-05-03T14:46:05.221-04:00Thanks to A Spaniard for the name of the artist. I...Thanks to A Spaniard for the name of the artist. If anyone can provide biographical information on him, I will post it here. Thanks also for your kind words. THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-31816375012064332132013-05-03T13:24:39.247-04:002013-05-03T13:24:39.247-04:00The name of the Spanish artist who painted the cov...The name of the Spanish artist who painted the cover of "Dian of the Lost Land/La reina del Antártico" is Juan Pablo Bocquet.<br /><br />Congratulations for your interesting blog. A Spaniardnoreply@blogger.com