About Thomson Burtis
Lived 1896 – 1971 (aged 74–75). Thomson Burtis was an American writer and screenwriter.
Henry Thomson Burtis (1896–1971) was an American writer born in New York.
After serving as a lieutenant in US Army Air Service and as a member of the aerial border patrol, Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer. He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure as well as over 20 novels, most of which had an aviation theme and were written for children. and In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.
Thomson Burtis died in Santa Monica, California, on April 24, 1971.
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American writer
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Thomson Burtis was born in 1896.
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Thomson Burtis died in 1971.
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Thomson Burtis was a writer and screenwriter.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomson Burtis. https://biography.guide/thomson-burtis/
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