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W. Ryerson Johnson
Walter Ryerson Johnson (October 19, 1901 – May 24, 1995) was a 20th-century American pulp magazine, pulp fiction writer and editor. He wrote in many genres, but is probably best known at having been one of the men who wrote Doc Savage novels, under the pseudonym Kenneth Robeson. He also published works under the names "Matthew Blood" and "Brett Halliday, Peter Field". Biography Johnson earned a degree in foreign commerce. His first known published work was a short story in the February 1923 issue of ''Detective Tales''. It wasn't until 1929 that he started appearing regularly in the pulps. He wrote numerous western stories for pulps like ''Western Story Magazine'', ''Ace-High Magazine'', ''Cowboy Stories'', and ''Star Western''. A number of the ''Star Western'' stories featured hero Len Siringo. He wrote horror stories for ''Dime Mystery Magazine'', ''Detective Tales'' and other pulps. He also wrote several crime novels, two under his own name, the others under various ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divernon, Illinois
Divernon is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,172 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census, and 1,119 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office has been in operation at Divernon since 1887. The village took its name after Rob Roy (novel)#Notable Characters (in order of appearance), Di Vernon, a character in the novel ''Rob Roy''. Geography Divernon is located at (39.566208, -89.655718). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,201 people, 480 households, and 340 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 516 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.67% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.33% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.25% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |