James Duncan Lawrence | |
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Born | [1]
[2]
[3] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | October 22, 1918
Died | March 19, 1994 | (aged 75)
Pen name |
Victor Appleton Franklin W. Dixon Jack Lancer Hunter Adams Max Walker |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1941–1986 |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Tom Swift |
James Duncan Lawrence (Tom Swift Jr. series of books (under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II) and Friday Foster comic strip.
October 22, 1918 – March 19, 1994), best known as Jim Lawrence, was an American author best known for authoring most of theLawrence was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1918. [1] [2] [3] He fought in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. [4]
As a freelance writer in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he wrote scripts for a number of radio shows, including The Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. [3]
In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate on a number of series (listed in the Bibliography). [3]
In the 1970s, he worked for the Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate with illustrator Jordi Longarón on Friday Foster comic strip. [3]
Later in his career, Lawrence co-wrote two Infocom interactive fiction games with Stu Galley: Seastalker (1984) and Moonmist (1986).
Lawrence died in Summit, New Jersey in 1994. [1]
He wrote the following books in the Tom Swift Jr. series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Victor Appleton II:
He revised the following books in the Hardy Boys series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon:
He wrote the following books in the Nancy Drew series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Carolyn Keene:
He wrote the following books in the Christopher Cool series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Jack Lancer:
Along with Leonard P. Kessler, he wrote the following books in the Binky Brothers series:
Writing as Hunter Adams, he wrote the following books in the Man From Planet X series:
The Dark Angel books all featured cover art by Lawrence's Friday Foster collaborator, Jordi Longarón.
Lawrence wrote two original novels based on TV series, both under the pseudonym Max Walker:
In 1969, he took over as the writer for the James Bond syndicated comic strip. [5]
Among the titles were:
The complete list is given in James Bond comic strips.
James Duncan Lawrence | |
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Born | [1]
[2]
[3] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | October 22, 1918
Died | March 19, 1994 | (aged 75)
Pen name |
Victor Appleton Franklin W. Dixon Jack Lancer Hunter Adams Max Walker |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1941–1986 |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Tom Swift |
James Duncan Lawrence (Tom Swift Jr. series of books (under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II) and Friday Foster comic strip.
October 22, 1918 – March 19, 1994), best known as Jim Lawrence, was an American author best known for authoring most of theLawrence was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1918. [1] [2] [3] He fought in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. [4]
As a freelance writer in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he wrote scripts for a number of radio shows, including The Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. [3]
In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate on a number of series (listed in the Bibliography). [3]
In the 1970s, he worked for the Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate with illustrator Jordi Longarón on Friday Foster comic strip. [3]
Later in his career, Lawrence co-wrote two Infocom interactive fiction games with Stu Galley: Seastalker (1984) and Moonmist (1986).
Lawrence died in Summit, New Jersey in 1994. [1]
He wrote the following books in the Tom Swift Jr. series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Victor Appleton II:
He revised the following books in the Hardy Boys series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon:
He wrote the following books in the Nancy Drew series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Carolyn Keene:
He wrote the following books in the Christopher Cool series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Jack Lancer:
Along with Leonard P. Kessler, he wrote the following books in the Binky Brothers series:
Writing as Hunter Adams, he wrote the following books in the Man From Planet X series:
The Dark Angel books all featured cover art by Lawrence's Friday Foster collaborator, Jordi Longarón.
Lawrence wrote two original novels based on TV series, both under the pseudonym Max Walker:
In 1969, he took over as the writer for the James Bond syndicated comic strip. [5]
Among the titles were:
The complete list is given in James Bond comic strips.