Robert Ames Bennet | |
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Born | [1] Denver, Colorado [1] | February 3, 1870
Died | March 11, 1954 | (aged 84)
Pen name | Lee Robinet |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Western, Science fiction |
Robert Ames Bennet (1870–1954) was an American writer of westerns and science fiction. Early in his career Bennet wrote short stories, drama scripts, and novels for a variety of genres under the pen name Lee Robinet. By the 1930s he was primarily a western writer, penning such stories as Caught in the Wild, Go-Getter Gary, and Guns on the Rio Grande. Several of his novels were made into films, including " Finders Keepers" and " Out of the Depths". His Thyra: A Romance of the Polar Pit is considered a classic of the Lost World genre and is listed in 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel a collection of the best efforts in Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950.
Robert Ames Bennet | |
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Born | [1] Denver, Colorado [1] | February 3, 1870
Died | March 11, 1954 | (aged 84)
Pen name | Lee Robinet |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Western, Science fiction |
Robert Ames Bennet (1870–1954) was an American writer of westerns and science fiction. Early in his career Bennet wrote short stories, drama scripts, and novels for a variety of genres under the pen name Lee Robinet. By the 1930s he was primarily a western writer, penning such stories as Caught in the Wild, Go-Getter Gary, and Guns on the Rio Grande. Several of his novels were made into films, including " Finders Keepers" and " Out of the Depths". His Thyra: A Romance of the Polar Pit is considered a classic of the Lost World genre and is listed in 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel a collection of the best efforts in Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950.