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William Gray Beyer was an
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American writer
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of science fiction
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Biography
William Gray Beyer worked his way through theDrexel Institute
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by selling radio receivers. He worked at many jobs including taxi driving, sales, railroading and police work. He joined the Philadelphia police force in approximately 1941 to gain authentic background for his detective stories.Associated Press
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, "Flatfoot Tracks Down His Slayers--With Typewriter," May 18, 1947. He was active as a writer from 1939 to 1951 and his stories appeared in the pulp magazines of that period including '' Argosy''. His book, ''Minions of the Moon
''Minions of the Moon'' is a science fiction novel by American writer William Gray Beyer, originally serialized in the magazine '' Argosy'' in 1939. It was published in book form in 1950 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000.
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'' was published by Gnome Press
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in 1950.
Works
* ''Minions of the Moon
''Minions of the Moon'' is a science fiction novel by American writer William Gray Beyer, originally serialized in the magazine '' Argosy'' in 1939. It was published in book form in 1950 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000.
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'' (1939) ark Nevins Book 1* "Let 'Em Eat Space" (1939)
* ''Minions of Mars'' (1940) ark Nevins Book 2* ''Minions of Mercury'' (1940) ark Nevins Book 3* ''Minions of the Shadow'' (1941) ark Nevins Book 4* ''Eenie, Meenie, Minie — Murder!'' (1945)
* ''Murder Secretary'' (1945)
* ''Death of a Puppeteer'' (1946)
* ''Murder by Arrangement'' (1948)
* "The Deadly Thinkers" (1951)
* ''Minions of the Shadow : and the other Mark Nevin-Omega novels'' (omnibus, 2003)
References
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