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Leslie John Edgley (October 14, 1912 – August 9, 2002) was a mystery fiction writer, radio dramatist screenwriter and playwright. Among the works for which he became known are the scripts for many episodes of ''
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Early life and career

Edgley was born in
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in 1912, but emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1918; four years later, they came to the United States, finally putting down roots in
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. Edgley spent his formative years in the Marktown district, graduating from Washington High School in 1930. In 1936, one year after marrying East Chicago native Mary Anna Gustaitis; Edgley attained United States citizenship. In 1944, the couple relocated to California.Kott, Anthony J. (February 16, 1940)
"East Chicago Is Locale of Novel's Plot; Former Harbor Youth Author of Powerful New Work of Fiction"
''The Hammond Times''. p. 45. Retrieved May 31, 2022.


Works


as Leslie Edgley

*''No Birds Sing'', New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940, 328 pp. *''Fear No More'', New York, Simon and Schuster, 1946, 202 pp. **Reprinted by
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, 1953, bound dos-à-dos with Hal Braham (as Mel Colton), ''Never Kill A Cop'' *''False Face'', New York, Simon and Schuster, 1946, 202 pp. *''The Angry Heart'', Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1947, 190 pp. **Reprinted as ''Tracked Down'' by Ace, 1954, bound dos-à-dos with
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, ''Death Hitches A Ride'' *''The Judas Goat'', Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1952, 190 pp. **Reprinted by Ace, 1953, bound dos-à-dos with Theodore S. Drachman, ''Cry Plague!'' *''The Runaway Pigeon'', Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1953, 188 pp. **Also published as ''One Blonde Died'', Lawrence E. Pivak, N.Y., 1953, Bestseller Mystery B171 **Published in UK as ''Diamonds Spell Death'', Arthur Barker, 1954, Museum Street Thriller series *''A Dirty Business'', New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969, 182 pp."Last of Judge Dee Series?; Also Recommended"
''The Boston Globe''. p. 80-B. Retrieved June 1, 2022.


as Robert Bloomfield

*''Shadow of Guilt'', New York, Doubleday, 1947 *''From This Day Forward'', New York, Doubleday, 1952 *''Lust for Vengeance'', New York, Doubleday, 1952, 189 pp. *''Russian Roulette'', New York, Harcourt, 1955 *''When Strangers Meet'', New York, Doubleday, 1956 *''Kill With Kindness'', New York, Doubleday, 1962


as Michael Gillian

*''Warrant for a Wanton'', New York, Mill-William Morrow & Company, 1952, 246 pp.


with Mary Edgley (as Brook Hastings)

*''The Demon Within'', New York, Doubleday, 1953


Notes


References


Further reading


"Son and Father Held in East Chicago Death"
''The Times'' (Munster, Indiana). April 21, 1930. p. 3. * Edgley, Leslie (April 12, 1932)
"An Honest Man"
''Shamokin News-Dispatch''. p. 3 * Edgley, Leslie (April 20, 1933)
"Valor's a Name"
''Shamokin News-Dispatch''. p. 6 * Edgley, Leslie (January 9, 1944)
"Solid Citizen"
''New York Daily News''. p. C24
"TV Films in Production as of Friday, Aug. 29: Federal Telefilm, Inc."
''Variety''. September 3, 1952. p. 18 * * United Press (September 30, 1952)
"Ex-Red Bares More Film Names"
''New York Daily News''. p. 34 * * * Hughes, Dorothy B. (January 30, 1953)
"Report Card of Crime"
''The Albuquerque Tribune''. p. 14 * Fink, John (December 30, 1956)
"In TV Dramas, The Certainty Is Uncertainty"
''Chicago Tribune''. Pt. 3, p. 6 * * * * * * * Hughes, Dorothy B. (March 2, 1969)
"The Crime File: Suspense Novels Await Scrutiny"
''Los Angeles Times''. Calendar, p. 38. * * *


External links

* 20th-century American novelists 1912 births 2002 deaths People from East Chicago, Indiana British emigrants to Canada Canadian emigrants to the United States {{US-novelist-1910s-stub