Johnston McCulley

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Johnston McCulley (born February 2, 1883 in Ottawa , Illinois , † November 23, 1958 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American writer.

Life

McCulley grew up in Chillicothe, Illinois, and after finishing school he worked as a journalist for the Police Gazette . During the First World War he served as a press officer in the US Army . His first literary attempts date from this time. His stories were mostly published in pulp magazines , mostly under pseudonyms such as Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, Rowena Raley, John Mack Stone and Harrison Strong. Some of his stories and novels were made into films and also served as models for radio plays.

Since McCulley was very interested in the history of his homeland, he used it again and again as a basis or background for his stories and novels. Its protagonists Zorro , Black Star and the Crimson Clown are still known today .

Johnston McCulley died ten weeks before his 76th birthday in Hollywood ( Los Angeles ) and found his final resting place in the cemetery Forest Lawn Memorial Park ( Los Angeles County ).

Works (selection)

stories
  • Crutch Brigade . 1944.
  • Death plays Santa Clausd . 1945.
  • Demons of disaster . 1946.
  • The stolen story . 1919.
  • A Texan rides the trouble way . 1943.
Radio plays
  • The Mark of Zorro .
  • Zorro of the pirate raiders .
  • Zorro rides again .
Novels
  • The curse of Capistrano . 1919.
  • The spider strains . 1919.
  • Zorro rides again . 1931.
  • Zorro hurts a Jackal . 1933.

Film adaptations

personal data
SURNAME McCulley, Johnston
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1958
Place of death Los Angeles , California