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American children's author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Duncan Lawrence (October 22, 1918 – March 19, 1994), best known as Jim Lawrence, was an American author best known for authoring most of the Tom Swift Jr. series of books (under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II) and Friday Foster comic strip.
James Duncan Lawrence | |
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Born | [1][2][3] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | October 22, 1918
Died | March 19, 1994 75) | (aged
Pen name | Victor Appleton Franklin W. Dixon Jack Lancer Hunter Adams Max Walker |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1941–1986 |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Tom Swift |
Lawrence was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1918.[1][2][3] He fought in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.[4]
As a freelance writer in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he wrote scripts for a number of radio shows, including The Green Hornet and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.[3]
In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate on a number of series (listed in the Bibliography).[3]
In the 1970s, he worked for the Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate with illustrator Jordi Longarón on Friday Foster comic strip.[3]
Later in his career, Lawrence co-wrote two Infocom interactive fiction games with Stu Galley: Seastalker (1984) and Moonmist (1986).
Lawrence died in Summit, New Jersey in 1994.[1]
He wrote the following books in the Tom Swift Jr. series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Victor Appleton II:
He revised the following books in the Hardy Boys series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon:
He wrote the following books in the Nancy Drew series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Carolyn Keene:
He wrote the following books in the Christopher Cool series under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Jack Lancer:
Along with Leonard P. Kessler, he wrote the following books in the Binky Brothers series:
Writing as Hunter Adams, he wrote the following books in the Man From Planet X series:
The Dark Angel books all featured cover art by Lawrence's Friday Foster collaborator, Jordi Longarón.
Lawrence wrote two original novels based on TV series, both under the pseudonym Max Walker:
In 1969, he took over as the writer for the James Bond syndicated comic strip.[5]
Among the titles were:
The complete list is given in James Bond comic strips.
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