Lon Thomas Williams (March 17, 1890 – June 1978) was an American western author, teacher, and

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who lived in Andersonville, Tennessee, United States. He is best known for writing a large number of classical and

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western stories for the pulp magazines, especially ''Western Action'' and ''Real Western Stories''. He also wrote a number of books, including ''Hill Hoyden'', ''Hill Hellion'', and ''Shack Baby''. Williams' most popular series were the Judge Steele stories (combining the western genre with the legal drama) and the Deputy Marshal Lee Winters stories (Weird Westerns).

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* 1890 births 1978 deaths Western (genre) writers American fiction writers Pulp fiction writers {{US-fiction-writer-stub