David Wright O'Brien (1918–1944) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer. A nephew of

Farnsworth Wright Farnsworth Wright (July 29, 1888 – June 12, 1940) was the editor of the pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'' during the magazine's heyday, editing 179 issues from November 1924 to March 1940. Jack Williamson called Wright "the first great fantasy ...

, editor of Weird Tales, he was 22 years old when his first story ("Truth Is a Plague!") appeared in the February 1940 issue of Amazing Stories. Between January 1941 and August 1942, he had more than fifty-seven stories published in pulp magazines like Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, most of them written under the pen names John York Cabot, Duncan Farnsworth, Clee Garson and Richard Vardon. Some of the stories were co-written with his close friend William P. McGivern, with whom O'Brien shared an office in Chicago. He continued writing even after he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, adding "corporal" before all his pseudonyms. O'Brien died at age twenty-six, while flying a bombing raid over Berlin. Michael Ashley, Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the Beginning to 1950. Liverpoll University Press, 2001.

Short stories

* Truth Is a Plague! (Amazing Stories February 1940) * Treasure Trove in Time (Amazing Stories November 1940) * The Man the World Forgot (1940) nly as by John York Cabot* Fish Men of Venus (1940) * John Brown's Body (Amazing Stories May 1940) with William P. McGivern * Trapped on Titan (Amazing Stories June 1940) * Suicide Squadrons of Space (Amazing Stories August 1940) * The Strange Voyage of Hector Squinch (1940) * The Genius of Mr. Pry (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Truthful Liar (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Goddess of Love (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Miracle at Dunkirk (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Problem on Mars (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Three Terrible People (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Bill of Rights, 5000 A.D. (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Man Who Murdered Himself (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Twenty-Fifth Century Sherlock (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Thought Robot (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Floating Robot (1941) * Skidmore's Strange Experiment (1941) * Hammer of the Gods (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Last Analysis (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Murder in the Past (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Man Who Lived Next Week (1941) * Beyond the Time Door (1941) * The Man Who Forgot (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Return of the Space Hawk (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Secret of the Lost Planet (1941) * Pepper Pot Planet (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* 10 Seconds from Nowhere (1941) * The Man Who Got Everything (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Mr. Muddle Does as He Pleases (1941) with William P. McGivern * Ferdinand Finknodle's Perfect Day (1941) * Mystery of the Mummy (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Sergeant Shane of the Space Marines (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Nicolbee's Nightmare (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* The Odds on Sergeant Shane (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Rayhouse in Space (1941) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Beauty and the Beasties (1941) * The Legend of Mark Shayne (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Daughter of the Snake God (1942) with William P. McGivern nly as by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot* Talu's Fan (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* The Daughter of Genghis Khan (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* V is for Vengeance (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Outsiders (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Tenant on the 13th Floor (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Marlow's Malicious Mirror (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Madagascar Ghost (1942) nly as by Clee Garson* The Incredible Antique (1942) nly as by Bruce Dennis* Sharbeau's Startling Statue (1942) nly as by Clee Garson* That Dreadful Night (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Mr. Hibbard's Magic Hat (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Cupid Takes a Holiday (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Giant from Jupiter (1942) with William P. McGivern nly as by Gerald Vance and Bruce Dennis* Afraid to Live (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Fantastic Twins (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Spook for Yourself (1942) * Q Ship of Space (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Man Who Changed History (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Suicide Ship to Earth (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* The Living Manikins (1942) * Lord of the Crystal Bow (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Twenty-Four Terrible Hours (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Return of Joan of Arc (1942) * Sergeant Shane Goes to War (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* The Incredible Mr. Kismet (1942) * Blitzkrieg in the Past (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Squadron of the Damned (1942) * Hokum Hotel (1942) * The Case of Jonathan Lane (1942) nly as by John York Cabot* Creegar Dares to Die (1942) * Resurrection from Hell (1942) * Flight from Farisha (1942) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Pegasus Plays Priorities (1942) * Rats in the Belfry (1943) nly as by John York Cabot* The Money Machine (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* Direct Wire (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* Have You Seen Me? (1943) nly as by Richard Vardon* The Last Case of Jules de Granjerque (1943) nly as by John York Cabot* The Merchant of Venus (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* Where in the Warehouse? (1943) nly as by Bruce Dennis* Trail of the Magic Slippers (1943) nly as by John York Cabot* The Other Abner Small (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* Club of the Damned (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* The Great Train Robbery (1943) nly as by John York Cabot* Saunders' Strange Second Sight (1943) nly as by Clee Garson* Mister Trouble (1943) * Yesterday's Clock (1943) * Victory from the Void (1943) with William P. McGivern * Bring Back My Body (1943) * Periscope Prey (1943) * Furlough from Eternity (1943) * The Curious Coat (1943) * Stenton's Shadow (1943) * The Devil's Planet (1943) * I'll See You Again (1944) nly as by Duncan Farnsworth* Matches and Kings (1944) nly as by John York Cabot* Time on Your Hands (1944) nly as by John York Cabot* The Place Is Familiar (1944) * Private Prune Speaking (1944) * Mister Anonymous (1945) * A Room with a View (1946) * Christopher Crissom's Cravat (1946) * The Softly Silken Wallet (1946) * Painting of the Prophet (1947) * The Spoilers of Lern (1951) nly as by Clee Garson* Let's Give Away Mars! (1951) nly as by Clee Garson* The Martian Cross (1952) nly as by Clee Garson

Poems

* Introduction to a Stranger (1939)

Essays

* Meet the Authors: David Wright O'Brien (1940) * It's a Wonderful World! (1941) nly as by John York Cabot* Progress Is a Headache (1941) nly as by John York Cabot

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