About John Martin Leahy
Lived 1886 – 1967 (aged 80). John Martin Leahy was an American novelist and painter.
John Martin Leahy (May 16, 1886 – March 26, 1967) was an American short story writer, novelist and artist. He wrote and illustrated weird stories that appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Science and Invention. His novel Drome was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., in 1952.
His short story "In Amundsen’s Tent" (1928) is a precursor of both H. P. Lovecraft’s "At the Mountains of Madness" and John W. Campbell Jr.’s "Who Goes There?".
Works Draconda (Weird Tales Nov. 1923 – May/Jun./Jul. 1924)
The Living Death (Science & Invention Oct. 1924 – Jun. 1925)
"The Voices From the Cliff" (Weird Tales May 1925)
"The Voice of Bills" (Weird Tales Oct. 1926)
Drome (Weird Tales Jan. 1927 – Jul. 1927; book form 1952)
"In Amundsen's Tent" (Weird Tales Jan. 1928; reprinted Aug. 1935)
"The Isle of the Fairy Morgana" (Weird Tales Feb. 1928)
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Who was John Martin Leahy?
American author and artist (1886-1967), active during the 1920s
When was John Martin Leahy born?
John Martin Leahy was born on 16 May 1886 in Newcastle.
When did John Martin Leahy die?
John Martin Leahy died on 26 March 1967 in Seattle.
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John Martin Leahy was a novelist and painter.
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John Martin Leahy was American.
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