The Western & Frontier Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 25

Rathjen, Carl Henry (1909-1984) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rathjen_carl_h

Ratigan, William (O.) (1910-1984) (items) (chron.)

See sites.williams.edu/searchablesealit/r/ratigan-william-o

Rauch, Mabel Thompson (1888-1972) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/106935366/mabel-rauch

Ravielli, Louis (1918-2017) (items) (chron.)

Lived in New York State. Worked in comics in the 1940s and 1950s. Brother of Anthony Ravielli, also an illustrator.

Rayburn, Del; [i.e., Delbert Sutton Rayburn] (1919-1994) (items) (chron.)

See www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rayburn_herb.htm

Reade, Charles (1814-1884) (items) (chron.)

Born in Oxfordshire; educated at Oxford; called to the bar but never practiced law.

Rechnitzer, F(erdinand) E(dsted) (1894-1965) (items) (chron.)

Author of adventures and stories involving animals. Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

Reed, Donna; [born Donna Belle Mullenger] (1921-1986) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Reed

Reed, Edward T(ennyson) (1860-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Tennyson_Reed

Reese, John (Henry) (1910-1981) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Reese

Reeve, Arthur B(enjamin) (1880-1936) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reeve_arthur_b

Reeves, Robert; [born Robert Rosenfeld] (1912-1945) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.com/blog/2023/09/the-mysterious-life-of-robert-reeves-storyteller-soldier

Reid, Capt. (Thomas) Mayne (1818-1883) (items) (chron.)

Born in Ireland; spent a decade in the U.S.; lived mostly in London thereafter.

Reitci, John George (1922-1983); used pseudonym Jack Ritchie (items) (chron.)

Prolific mystery writer. Died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Remington, Frederic (Sackrider) (1861-1909) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Remington

Rennie, Michael; [born Eric Alexander Rennie] (1909-1971) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rennie

Repp, Ed Earl (1900-1979) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/repp_ed_earl

Reusswig, (Henry) William (1902-1978) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Reusswig.html

Reynolds, Edward B. (fl. 1940s-1950s) (items) (chron.)

Probably not college administrator and general Edward Reynolds (1894-1983).

Reynolds, James (Walter) (1884-1956) (items) (chron.)

See www.pulpartists.com/Reynolds.html

Reynolds, John Murray (1900-1993) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/john-murray-reynolds-1900-1993.html

Reynolds, Mack; [i.e., Dallas McCord Reynolds] (1917-1983) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reynolds_mack

Rhodes, Charles Dudley (1865-1948) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dudley_Rhodes

Rhodes, Eugene Manlove (1869-1934) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Manlove_Rhodes

Rhodes, S. Clayton (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See sclaytonrhodes.com

Rice, Louise (Guest) (1880-?) (items) (chron.)

Born in New Albany, Indiana; graphologist; contributed to magazines; syndicated features articles to newspapers; lived in New York City.

Richards, Dusty (1937-2018) (items) (chron.)

See 5newsonline.com/2018/01/18/prolific-springdale-author-dusty-richards-author-passes-away/

Richardson, Gladwell (1903-1980) (items) (chron.)

See www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/AHS48.xml;query=;brand=default

Richmond, Roaldus (Frederick) “Roe” (1910-1986) (items) (chron.)

Western writer, editor, proofreader. Born in Barton, Vermont; lived in Concord, New Hampshire.

Rideaux, Charles de Balzac; [born Ernest Charles de Balzac Willett] (1900-1971) (items) (chron.)

Son of E. Noddall Willett; stepfather’s last name was Ridout which somehow became Rideaux for this author.

Riesenberg, Sidney H(arry) (1885-1971) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Riesenberg.html

Rigney, Francis J(oseph) (1882-1962) (items) (chron.)

See eu.gainesville.com/story/news/2011/01/29/charcoal-portraits-quite-common/31792283007/

Riley, David B. (fl. 1980s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See sftrails.blogspot.co.uk

Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Whitcomb_Riley

Rinehart, Mary Roberts; [Mary Ella Roberts] (1876-1958) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roberts_Rinehart

Ripley, Clements (1892-1954) (items) (chron.)

Fiction writer, screenwriter, playwright, sportsman. Born in Tacoma, Washington; lived in Los Angeles.

Risio, Chet A.; [i.e., Chester Anthony Risio] (1928-2021) (items) (chron.)

See www.craftmemorialhome.com/obituary/ChesterChet-Risio

Ritchie, Jack; pseudonym of John George Reitci (1922-1983) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ritchie

Ritchie, Robert Welles (1879-1942) (items) (chron.)

Journalist, novelist, adventurer. Born in Quincy, Illinois; died in Carmel, California.

Ritter, Simpson M(eyer) (1914-1950); used pseudonym Ray P. Shotwell (items) (chron.)

Journalist, author. Lived in New York City.

River, Uncle; pseudonym of Stephen Kaufman (1947- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/river_uncle

Roan, Tom; [i.e., Thomas B. Roan] (1894-1958) (items) (chron.)

Born in Snead, Alabama; died in New Jersey; former peace officer who grew up in Alabama; prolific author of western stories for the pulps.

Robbins, Jhan (1919-1996) (items) (chron.)

See www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/nyregion/jhan-robbins-76-wrote-biographies.html

Robbins, Ormond (Orlea) (1910-1984); used pseudonym Dane Gregory (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormond_Robbins

Roberts, Morley (Charles) (1857-1942) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Roberts

Roberts, (George Edward) Theodore Goodridge (1877-1953) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Goodridge_Roberts

Roberts, W(alter) Adolphe (1886-1962) (items) (chron.)

Born in Kingston, Jamaica; newspaper and magazine editor; lived on Staten Island; died in London on a visit to England.

Robertson, Colin (1906-1980) (items) (chron.)

Note: Born Colin Robertson Cooper in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, but the family name was changed to Robertson before the 1911 census.

Robertson, Frank C(hester) (1890-1969) (items) (chron.)

Prolific writer of westerns; brother of Obe Robertson. Born in Moscow, Idaho; died in Springfield, Utah (?).

Robertson, Morgan (Andrew) (1861-1915) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Robertson

Robertson, Obe (A.) (1884-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer; brother of Frank C. Robertson. Born in Idaho.

Robinson, Lee (1890-1962) (items) (chron.)

Advertising manager, traveller. Born in North Carolina (?); died in New York City.

Robinson, Thomas Heath (1869-1954) (items) (chron.)

See www.lookandlearn.com/blog/10387/thomas-heath-robinson

Roche, Arthur Somers (1883-1935) (items) (chron.)

Journalist and novelist. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts; studied law, but after practicing several years he became a journalist for the New York World in 1906; later lived in Florida and died in Palm Beach.

Rochester, Geo(rge) E(rnest) (1898-1966) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rochester_george_e

Rocklynne, Ross; pseudonym of Ross Louis Rocklin (1913-1988) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rocklynne_ross

Rodewald, Fred C(harles) (1905-1955) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Rodewald.html

Rodney, [Colonel] George Brydges (1872-1950) (items) (chron.)

Cavalry officer, served in Spanish-American War; presumably related to Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792). Lived in San Antonio, Texas; died in Houston, Texas.

Roe, Vingie E(ve) (1879-1958) (items) (chron.)

Born in Oxford, Kansas.

Roemer, Theodore J(oseph, Sr.) (1910-2013) (items) (chron.)

See www.mankatomortuary.com/obituaries/6023387

Rogers, (Reginald) Hubert (1898-1982) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Rogers.html

Rogers, Joel Townsley (1896-1984) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/04/joel-townsley-rogers-1896-1984-second.html

Rogers, Stanley (Reginald Harry) (1887-1961) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._H._Rogers

Rogers, Wayne; pseudonym of A. H. Bittner (1897-1966) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rogers_wayne

Rogers, Will, Jr. (1911-1993) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_Jr.

Rohde, Robert H(enry) (1889-1941) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle-obituary-for-robert-h-ro/162150942

Rohde, William L. (1918-2000) (items) (chron.)

Born in Dallas. Living in Florida in 1950s.