Paul Corey

Paul Corey (July 8, 1903 – December 17, 1992) was an American author. He wrote a trilogy, short stories, do-it-yourself articles in magazines, construction books, a science fiction work, and works about cats, among others. He began writing professionally in 1925.

Personal life and early career Corey was born on July 8, 1903, in Shelby County, Iowa, and he had six older siblings. His childhood was spent on a 160-acre farm. After the death of their father when Corey was two years old, his older brothers and mother took over the farm's operations. Corey was educated in rural schools, and he graduated high school in Atlantic, Iowa, in 1921. During Corey's time as an undergraduate, he was a farmhand and millman inside a redwood mill in California. They started a garden and raised chickens for eggs as a business. The family moved to Sonoma, California, in 1947 and built a house. The magazine published a cartoon showing how it was built.

Corey was a liberal who was concerned about animals and the environment. He was interested in preserving mountain lions in northern California. He also worked to help spay and neuter pets, published various works about cats, and he was against scientific testing on animals. To write against local and national politics, Corey often wrote petitions and letters to the editor of a publication in Sonoma.

Reception The Library Journal said of Corey's book, Do Cats Think?, "Corey furnishes stories about his own cats. Illustrations were not seen by the reviewer. Although not vital, this will probably be a popular book." Corey's 1947 novel Shad Haul was reviewed in 2011 by Michael Turton of The Highlands Current who said, "Shad Haul includes some interesting messages and not just about the details of fishing — about the environment, entrepreneurism and initiative among young people, sticking up for what is right and the importance of compassion, family and friends and more."

Death Corey's wife died in 1989. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage at 89 years old on December 17, 1992, and his body was cremated.