Thomson Burtis

Thomson Burtis (1896–1971)[1] was an American writer.

Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer.[2] He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure.[2][3] In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.[4]

In the 1920s, Burtis also began to write aviation fiction for children. Many of these stories appeared in The American Boy.[5]

References
  1. "Authors : Burtis, Thomson : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. Jones, Robert Kenneth. The Lure of Adventure. Starmont House,1989 ISBN 1-55742-143-9 (p.23)
  3. http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/d610.htm#A18755
  4. "Thomson Burtis". IMDb. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. Erisman, Fred, Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. TCU Press, 2006. ISBN 0-87565-330-8 (pp. 88-92)



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