| Biography |
| CROSSEN, KEN |
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Name and vital stats |
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CROSSEN, KEN [1910-81] (publisher; editor; writer) |
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Biographical |
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Aka KENDALL FOSTER CROSSEN |
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Pen names |
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BENNETT BARLEY (in pulps); M. E. CHABER (in pulps) |
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KENDALL FOSTER; RICHARD FOSTER; BENNETT BARLEY (in pulps); M. E. CHABER (in pulps) |
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Played pro football & basketball |
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Tumbler with Tom Mix's circus 1933 |
> 33 |
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Education |
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Rio Grande College |
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Member |
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Mystery Writers of America (co-founder '45) |
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Print Media (non-comics) |
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Editor: Frank A. Munsey Co.: Detective Fiction Weekly 1939-41 |
> 39 40 41 |
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Managing Editor & Writer: Spark Publications / Fact and Fiction: True crime magazines, a woman's digest, and paperbacks c1942+ |
> 42 40s |
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Writer: Articles: Feature interviews in New York City for Central Press Association [for newspapers] |
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Writer: Articles: Newspaper: Gallipolis Ohio Tribune |
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Writer: Articles: Newspaper: Musical revues for RKO & Sun Circuit |
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Writer: Articles: Various magazines 1940s |
> 40s |
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Writer: Detective stories |
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Writer: Green Lama pulps |
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Writer: Novels: Mysteries, pocket-size editions |
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Performing Arts |
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Magician: Broadway play [special effects] 1945 |
> 45 |
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Writer: Radio: Bob Burns c1943 |
> 43 |
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Writer: Radio: Green Lama [CBS] 1949 |
> 49 |
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Writer: Radio: Kate Smith Hour c1943-44 |
> 43 44 |
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Writer: Radio: Mole Mystery Theater c1943-44 |
> 43 44 |
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Writer: Radio: Stand By for Adventure 1940s |
> 40s |
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Additional biography |
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Magazine World, Apr., 1945 |
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Who's Who of Who Dunnits |
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AC COMICS |
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GREEN LAMA (w) 1994 reprint |
> 94 |
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SUPERLITH INC. |
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GREEN LAMA (w) 1978 in GOLDEN AGE REVIEW graphic album reprint |
> 78 |
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Note on comics career |
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Formed writing consortium with H. L. Gold during World War 2 |
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DC COMICS |
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BATMAN AND ROBIN (w) c1943-c44 |
> 43 44 |
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NEWSBOY LEGION AND THE GUARDIAN (w) c1943-c44 |
> 43 44 |
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SUPERMAN (w) c1943-c44 |
> 43 44 |
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FAWCETT COMICS |
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CAPTAIN MARVEL (w) 1943 |
> 43 |
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Support (asst ed) c1942-43 |
> 42 43 |
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Various features (w) 1943 in MASTER COMICS and WHIZ COMICS |
> 43 |
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FEATURE COMICS |
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GREEN LAMA (w) 1940-43 |
> 40 41 42 43 |
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MARVEL COMICS |
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HUMAN TORCH (w) c1943-c44 |
> 43 44 |
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SPARK PUBLICATIONS |
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GOLDEN LAD~ (ed) 1945 |
> 45 |
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GREEN LAMA (w) 1944-46 |
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GREEN LAMA~ (ed) 1944-46 |
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Source (some data) |
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KEN CROSSEN letter to Ron Goulart; additions by his daughter Kendra via Michael Feldman |
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