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=                          Edison_Marshall                           =
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                            Introduction
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Edison Tesla Marshall (August 28, 1894 - October 29, 1967) was an
American short story writer and novelist.


                                Life
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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. He married Agnes Sharp Flythe; they had two children,
Edison and Nancy. In 1926, they moved to Augusta, Georgia. Marshall
mainly wrote historical fiction. He also wrote some
science fiction about lost civilizations.

For some of his work, he used the pseudonym 'Hall Hunter'.

His novel 'Benjamin Blake' was adapted into a film in 1942, 'Son of
Fury', starring Tyrone Power. 'Yankee Pasha-The Adventures of Jason
Starbuck' was adapted into the film 'Yankee Pasha', starring Jeff
Chandler and Mamie Van Doren in 1954, as was 'The Vikings', starring
Kirk Douglas, in 1958.

He held the Gold Cross, Order of Merit from the University of Miami.

A life-long hunter, he stalked big game in Canada, Alaska, Africa,
Indo-China, and India. 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
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* 1921 O. Henry Award


                               Works
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He had also worked on 'Parole, Inc.' (1948), a film noir, as a dialog
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                           External links
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* [http://www.sfsite.com/08a/pag109.htm "Reviews: 'The Pagan King'",
'SF Site', Georges T. Dodds]


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