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- Riddell, Florence; [i.e., Florence Gertrude McDonald Riddell] (1885-1960) (items) (chron.)
- Born in London.
- 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.
- Rideout, Henry Milner (1877-1927) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Calais, Maine; graduate of Harvard, where he was editor-in-chief of The Harvard Monthly; toured the Far East and then settled in Sausalito, California; died in Europe while on a family trip.
- Ridge, Antonia (1895-1981) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Ridge
- Ridge, W(illiam) Pett (1859-1930) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pett_Ridge
- Ridgewell, William (L.) (1881-1937) (items) (chron.)
- See www.original-political-cartoon.com/cartoon-gallery/artists/ridgewell-william-1881-1937/
- Riehl, W(ilhelm) Heinrich (1823-1897) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Heinrich_Riehl
- Rieseberg, [Lieut.] Harry E(arl) (1892-1970) (items) (chron.)
- Underwater expert, authority on treasure wrecks, prolific writer. Born in Washington, D.C.; died in Paradise, California.
- Riesenberg, Felix (1879-1939) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Milwaukee; educated at Columbia University. Seaman, explorer, engineer.
- Riesenberg, Sidney H(arry) (1885-1971) (items) (chron.)
- See pulpartists.com/Riesenberg.html
- Riess, Curt (1902-1993) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Germany; newspaper correspondent.
- Riggs, Arthur Stanley (1879-1952) (items) (chron.)
- Author, editor, archaeologist, historian, retired naval officer. Born in Cranford, New Jersey; died in Washington, D.C.
- Riggs, Robert (1896-1970) (items) (chron.)
- See collection.terraamericanart.org/view/people/asitem/items$0040null:34/0
- Riis, [Commander] S(ergius) M(artin) (1883-?) (items) (chron.)
- Former U. S. Naval attache in Russia.
- Riley, Henry Thomas (1816-1878) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Riley
- Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Whitcomb_Riley
- Riley, Ken(neth Pauling) (1919-) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Waverly, Missouri.
- Rilke, Rainer Maria; [i.e., René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke] (1875-1926) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Maria_Rilke
- Rinehart, Mary Roberts; [Mary Ella Roberts] (1876-1958) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Roberts_Rinehart
- Ring, Blanche (1871-1961) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Ring
- Ripley, A(iden) L(assell) (1896-1969) (items) (chron.)
- See www.tfaoi.com/aa/8aa/8aa148.htm
- Ripley, Clements (1892-1954) (items) (chron.)
- Fiction writer, screenwriter, playwright, sportsman. Born in Tacoma, Washington; lived in Los Angeles.
- Ripley, Sherman (1889-1959) (items) (chron.)
- See www.findagrave.com/memorial/106882735/george-sherman-ripley
- Risley, Richard Voorhees (1874-1904) (items) (chron.)
- Born in New York; educated in New Rochelle; travelled extensively; died of pneumonia in New York City.
- Rita; pseudonym of Eliza Margaret Jane Gollan Humphreys (1856-1938) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rita
- Ritchie, Jack; pseudonym of John George Reitci (1922-1983) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ritchie
- Ritchie, Katherine Bolenius (1890-1977) (items) (chron.)
- See www.findagrave.com/memorial/92125541/katherine-ritchie
- Ritchie, [Sir] Lewis (Anselm da Costa) (1886-1967) (items) (chron.)
- Born in London; birth name was Ricci, but anglicized to Ritchie by deed poll in 1941; served in Royal Navy from 1901 until WWII; retired as Captain of the royal yacht “Victoria and Albert”; press secretary 1944-1947 to King George VI.
- Ritchie, Robert Welles (1879-1942) (items) (chron.)
- Journalist, novelist, adventurer. Born in Quincy, Illinois; died in Carmel, California.
- Rittenberg, Max (Mark Lion) (1880-1963) (items) (chron.)
- Mail order expert, worked in advertising; fairly prolific writer for Munsey magazines, traveller. Born in Sydney, Australia; educated at Cambridge College, England. Changed surname to Ritson in 1940.
- Rittenberg, Sidney (1892-?) (items) (chron.)
- Journalist. Born and lived in Charleston, South Carolina.
- Ritter, Simpson M(eyer) (1914-1950) (items) (chron.)
- Journalist, author. Lived in New York City.
- Rives, Amélie (Louise, Princess Troubetzkoy) (1863-1945) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amélie_Rives_Troubetzkoy
- Rives, Hallie Erminie; [i.e., Hallie Erminie Rives Wheeler] (1876-1956) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Christian County, Kentucky.
- Rivière, Jacqueline (1851-1920) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Rivière
- Rizzo, Frank; [i.e., Francis Lazarro Rizzo, Sr.] (1920-1991) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rizzo
- 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, Charles H. D. (1904-1988) (items) (chron.)
- See www.nytimes.com/1988/12/10/obituaries/charles-h-d-robbins-writer-84.html
- Robbins, Clarence Aaron (1888-1949) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Robbins
- Robbins, Jhan (1919-1996) (items) (chron.)
- See www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/nyregion/jhan-robbins-76-wrote-biographies.html
- Robbins, L(eonard) H(arman) (1877-1947) (items) (chron.)
- See prabook.org/web/person-view.html?profileId=1086877
- Roberts, Adam (1965- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_adam
- Roberts, Chalmers (1870?-1949) (items) (chron.)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/caught-in-act-henry-chalmers-roberts.html
- Roberts, [Sir] Charles G(eorge) D(ouglas) (1860-1943) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._D._Roberts
- Roberts, Jack (1916-1979) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Harbin, Manchuria in China, as the son of a Russian merchant who emigrated from Bolshevik Russia to China. Spoke fluent Chinese as well as Russian. Had a long and distinguished career as a foreign affairs analyst at the Army Library in the Pentagon, specializing in Sino-Soviet relations.
- Roberts, Kathryn Healy (fl. 1950s) (items) (chron.)
- English and speech professor. Born in Des Moines, Iowa; lived in Montana.
- Roberts, Keith (John Kingston) (1935-2000) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_keith
- Roberts, Morley (Charles) (1857-1942) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Roberts
- Roberts, Philip (M.) (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
- See www.philipmroberts.com
- 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, [Sir] Charles Grant (1869-1948) (items) (chron.)
- A “well-known Oxford Don”.
- 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, Constance Pierrepont Noyes (1897-1985) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario; educated at University of Wisconsin; lived in New York.
- Robertson, E. Arnot; [i.e., Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson] (1903-1961) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robertson_e_arnot
- 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, (James) Fyfe (1902-1987) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyfe_Robertson
- 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.
- Robertson, W(alford) Graham (1866-1948) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Graham_Robertson
- Robida, Albert (1848-1926) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robida_albert
- Robins, Edward (1862-1943) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Robins
- Robins, Elizabeth; [i.e., Elizabeth Robins Parkes] (1862-1952) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Louisville, Kentucky; came to London in 1888; an actress and play producer.
- Robinson, Barbara; [born Barbara Jean Webb] (1927-2013) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Robinson_(author)
- Robinson, Boardman (Michael) (1876-1952) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardman_Robinson
- Robinson, Charles Henry (1843-1930) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_charles_henry
- Robinson, David (1886?-1974?) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Warsaw, Poland; lived in Connecticut.
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