Tom Curry

Thomas Albert Curry (1900–1976 ), was a 20th-century American pulp fiction writer who began writing crime and detective stories but went on to become one of the more prolific western writers in the genre.

Early life Curry was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 4, 1900. He attended Columbia College in 1920 and graduated in 1922. Some of his early crime stories were taken from this experience.

Curry's sister was actress Helen Curry who was married to fellow pulp fiction author F. R. Buckley.

In 1923 he was a crime reporter for the New York American.

Curry's stories have appeared in over 400 pulp magazines including Argosy, Black Mask, The Blue Book Magazine, Short Stories and several Thrilling Publications including Texas Rangers, Thrilling Adventures, Thrilling Ranch Stories and Thrilling Western

The Rio Kid In 1939 Curry created his most well known character, The Rio Kid, bringing an element of historical fiction to the genre with his lead character interacting with actual historical events and people. This series had its own magazine devoted to it from 1939 through 1953