Edward Beverly Mann (1902 – 1989) was a writer of Westerns in the U.S. Many of his stories were adapted to film. In 1949, he became director of the

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from 1948 until 1956. The University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center has a collection of his papers. He put off college and moved to Florida where he later said he worked at a

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. He studied at the

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from 1923 until 1927 and then moved to New York City. He wrote a school textbook on New Mexico with Fred E. Harvey. He wrote more than 20 novels and was an advocate for the gun and hunting industries. He edited the magazine ''

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''. He also served as an editor of the ''American Rifleman'' for the

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from 1943 until 1945. He wrote a column for ''Guns'' titled "The Mann Says" espousing pro-gun sentiments. He also wrote for '' Shooting Industry'' and ''

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''. Writing about Mann's novel "With Spurs" (1937), The New York Times commented that Mann "knows how to use the authentic background of the old West" and that he was good at characterization. The Times also called him "the best of the younger writers of western stories". He was inducted into the Osborne County Hall of Fame.

Bibliography

*''The Man from Texas'' *''Stampede'' *''Shooting Melody''

Filmography

*'' Stormy Trails'' *''

Lightnin' Crandall ''Lightnin' Crandall'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Bob Steele, Lois January, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Ernie Adams and Frank LaRue. The film was released on March 2 ...

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Guns for Hire (film) ''Guns for Hire'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Lane Chandler, Sally Darling and Neal Hart. Cast *Lane Chandler as Flip LaRue - aka Ken Wayne *Sally Darling as Sue Thornton *Neal Hart as Whispering ...

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Guns in the Dark ''Guns in the Dark'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Ted Adams, Dick Curtis, and Steve Clark. The film was released on M ...

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The Boss Rider of Gun Creek ''The Boss Rider of Gun Creek'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, Harvey Clark, Alphonse Ethier, Tom Chatterton and Josef Swickard. The film ...

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Trail of Vengeance ''Trail of Vengeance'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Fred Myton and George H. Plympton, and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Iris Meredith, Warner Richmond, Karl Hackett, Earle Hodgins and Frank LaRue. It was r ...

'' *'' Ridin' the Lone Trail'' *''

Range Warfare ''Range Warfare'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. Cast *Lafayette Russell as Reb Russell, aka The Whistler *Rebel as Rebel, Reb's Horse *Lucille Lund as Sue Callahan *Hal Taliaferro as Tommy Lord *Roger Williams as J ...

'' *'' Desert Phantom''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, Edward Beverly 1902 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American Western (genre) novelists 20th-century American male writers