William R. Cox
William Robert Cox (March 14, 1901 – July 7, 1988) was an American author. He was a prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets. He wrote under at least six pseudonyms: Willard d'Arcy, Mike Frederic, John Parkhill, Joel Reeve, Roger G. Spellman and Jonas Ward.[1]
He was born in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey.[2] According to his widow, Casey Collins Cox, he was writing his 81st novel, Cemetery Jones and the Tombstone Wars on the day of his death in 1988. He was 87. In addition to his widow, he was survived by a stepson, Douglas Campbell. He was the "beloved husband of Midge, Lamar, Lee, Pat and Casey,"[3]
Published novels[]
- The Lusty Men (1957)
- Comanche Moon (1959)
- Murder in Vegas (April, 1960 Signet Books 1st Printing)
- Bigger Than Texas (1963)
- The Sixth Horseman
- Navajo Blood
- The Gunsharp (1965)
- Black Silver (1967, an original novel based on the TV series Bonanza)
- Day of the Gun (1967)
- Firecreek (1968, novelization of the screenplay by )
- Moon of Cobre (1969)
References[]
- ^ James L. Traylor (1991). "Cox, William R.". In Lesley Henderson (ed.). Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers. St. James Press. pp. 247–50. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5. Traylor attributes one story to Cox (writing "as Wayne Robbins") - 'The Thing in Search of a Body', in Dime Mystery - without explanation. It seems simpler to attribute that to Wayne Robbins.
- ^ Guide to the William R. Cox Papers , University of Oregon. Accessed December 14, 2007.
- ^ Armchair Detective, winter 1989, Vol. 22, No. 1
External links[]
- William R. Cox at Find a Grave
- Guide to the William R. Cox papers at the University of Oregon
- William R. Cox at IMDb
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