The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 70

Lake, Alexander (1895-?) (items) (chron.)

Hunter, explorer of Africa.

La Mar, Bud (fl. 1920s-1930s) (items) (chron.)

Cowboy artist and author, was for a time the Arena Director of the Sunshine Park, near Norfolk, Nebraska, which used to host rodeos and was a dance hall.

Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte (1798-1859) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabeau_B._Lamar

Lamarr, Hedy; [born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler] (1914-2000) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr

Lamartine, Alphonse (Marie Louis de Prat) de (1790-1869) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_de_Lamartine

LaMaster, Slater (1890-?) (items) (chron.)

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

Lamb, Charles (1775-1834) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lamb

Lamb, Harold A(lbert) (1892-1962) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/05/harold-lamb-adventure-short-story.html

Lamb, Mary (Ann) (1764-1847) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lamb

Lamb, Peter (fl. 1950s-1960s) (items) (chron.)

Not to be confused with Peter Oswald Lamb (1890-1935).

Lambert, (Leonard) Constant (1905-1951) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_Lambert

Lambert, Reita (Alice) (1891-1979) (items) (chron.)

See www.imdb.com/name/nm0483288

Lambton, Arthur H. (1869-1935) (items) (chron.)

Born in London; cofounder of the Crimes Club; served with the Special Branch (Spy Dept.) of Scotland Yard during WWI.

Lamond, Henry G(eorge) (1885-1969) (items) (chron.)

Australian author of animal stories. Died in Brisbane, Australia.

L’Amour, Louis (Dearborn) (1908-1988); previously known as Louis Dearborn LaMoore (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L'Amour

Lamson, David (Albert) (1902-1975) (items) (chron.)

Born in Tasmania.

Lancaster, Burt(on Stephen) (1913-1994) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Lancaster

Lanciani, Rodolfo (Amedeo) (1845-1929) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Lanciani

Landels, J. M. (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See jmlandels.stiffbunnies.com

Landon, Charles Nelson (1878-1937) (items) (chron.)

See www.askart.com/artist/Charles_N_CN_Landon/11190996/Charles_N_CN_Landon.aspx

Landon, Christopher (Guy) (1911-1961) (items) (chron.)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/christopher-landon.html

Landon, Herman (A.) (1882-1960) (items) (chron.)

Born in Stockholm; came to the U.S. ca.1895; died in New York City; feature writer and managing editor for the Washington Herald; pulp writer.

Landor, Walter Savage (1775-1864) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Savage_Landor

Lane, Carl D(aniel) (1899-1995) (items) (chron.)

See sites.williams.edu/searchablesealit/l/lane-carl

Lane, Edward William (1801-1876) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_William_Lane

Lane, Frank W(alter) (1908-1988) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/clip/98749003/obituary-for-frank-walter-lane-aged-80/

Lane, Fred (fl. 1940s-1950s) (items) (chron.)

Not the expert on Venice and economic history Frederic Chapin Lane (1900-1984).

Lane, M(iles) Howard (1910-1955) (items) (chron.)

Born and lived in California.

Lane, Rose Wilder (1886-1968) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilder_Lane

Lang, Andrew (1844-1912) (items) (chron.)

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

Lang, Preston (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.prestonlangbooks.com

Langbridge, Frederick (1849-1922) (items) (chron.)

Born in Birmingham; educated there and in Oxford; ordained minister, serving in England and Ireland.

Langdon, David (1914-2011) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Langdon

Langdon-Davies, John (Eric) (1897-1971) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Langdon-Davies

Lange, Algot (1884-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer and Amazonian explorer. Born on the steamer George Pyman, en route from Newcastle to Russia.

Langelaan, George (1908-1972) (items) (chron.)

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

Langer, William (1912-1960) (items) (chron.)

Not to be confused with historian William Langer (1896-1977).

Langlois, Dora; [born Dora Emily Fanny Knight] (1865-1940) (items) (chron.)

Married Hippolyte Arthur Langlois, an actor.

Lanier, Sidney (Clopton) (1842-1881) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Lanier

Lanigan, George T. (1845-1886) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_T._Lanigan

Laning, [Captain] Richard B(oyer) (1918-2000) (items) (chron.)

See www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rblaning.htm

Lankester, [Sir] (Edwin) Ray (1847-1929) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Lankester

Lansford, William Douglas (1922-2013) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas_Lansford

Lansing, Robert (1864-1928) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lansing

Lansky, Meyer; [born Meier Suchowlański] (1902-1983) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Lansky

Lanyon, Helen (née Redfern) (1882-1979) (items) (chron.)

See femalewarpoets.blogspot.com/2016/10/helen-lanyon-1882-1979-british-poet.html

Lapaire, Hugues (1869-1967) (items) (chron.)

See fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugues_Lapaire

Lapham, Stanton C. (1876-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer. Born in Michigan; lived in Oregon.

Lapierre, Dominique (1931-2022) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Lapierre

Lardner, John (1912-1960) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lardner_(sports_writer)

Lardner, Ring(gold) W(ilmer) (1885-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Lardner

Large, Jacques (1925- ) (items) (chron.)

Haitian writer who was formerly a newspaper reporter on the Port-au-Prince Daily before moving to France.

Lariar, Lawrence; [born Lawrence Rosenblum] (1908-1981) (items) (chron.)

Author, editor, cartoonist. Born in Brooklyn, New York; changed his name between 1929 and 1935.

Larner, Lucia; [i.e., Lucy Larner, née Parkin] (1914-2004) (items) (chron.)

See femaleillustrators.blogspot.com/2010/03/lucia-lerner.html

Larsen, Henry Asbjorn (1899-1964) (items) (chron.)

Explorer, superintendent of Royal Canadian Mounted Police; commander of first ship to navigate the northwest passage from west to east. Born in Fredrikstad, Norway; died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Larson, Arthur (fl. 1940s) (items) (chron.)

Probably not educator Arthur Larson (1910- ).

LaSalle, Charles; [born Charles Louis Lassell] (1894-1958) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/laSalle.html

Laski, Harold J(oseph) (1893-1950) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Laski

Laski, Marghanita (1915-1988) (items) (chron.)

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

Laskier, Frank (1912-1949) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Laskier

Lasry, Ian (1915-1994) (items) (chron.)

Born in Sydney, Australia; died in Bayside City, Australia.

Lathrop, Harley P(hillip) (1881-1965) (items) (chron.)

Born in NY State, lived in New Mexico, Texas. Worked as baseball player, writer and jeweller.

Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne (1851-1926) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Mary_Alphonsa

Latsis, Mary Jane (1927-1997) (items) (chron.)

A lawyer.

Laubin, Reginald K(arl) (fl. 1950s) (items) (chron.)

Expert on the history and culture of American Indians; born in Detroit, Michigan and lives in Wyoming.

Lauferty, Lilian (Eliel) (1887-1958) (items) (chron.)

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana; graduate of Smith College; reporter; wrote “Advice for the Lovelorn” column as Beatrice Fairfax; wrote a soap opera for radio.

Launois, John (1929-2002) (items) (chron.)

See rising.blackstar.com/john-launois