Thomson Burtis
Henry Thomson Burtis (1896–1971)[1] was an American writer.
Burtis was born in New York. After serving as a lieutenant in US Army Air Service and as a member of the aerial border patrol, Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer.[2][3] He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure as well as over 20 novels, most of which had an aviation theme and were written for children.[3] Many of his stories appeared in The American Boy.[4][5] In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.[6]
Thomson Burtis died in Santa Monica, California, on April 24, 1971.
Bibliography
[edit]Russ Farrell series
[edit]- Russ Farrell, Airman
- Russ Farrell, Border Patrolman
- Russ Farrell, Test Pilot (1925)
- Russ Farrell, Circus Flyer
- Russ Farrell, Over Mexico
Rex Lee series
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- Rex Lee, Gypsy Flyer
- Rex Lee, On the Border Patrol (1928)
- Rex Lee, Ranger of the Sky (1928)
- Rex Lee, Sky Trailer (1929)
- Rex Lee, Ace of the Airmail
- Rex Lee, Night Flyer (1929)
- Rex Lee's Mysterious Flight (1930)
- Rex Lee, Rough Rider of the Air
- Rex Lee, Aerial Acrobat
- Rex Lee, Trialing Air Bandits (1931)
Air Combat Stories for Boys series
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- Daredevils of the Air (1932)
- Four Aces (1932)
- Wing for Wing (1932)
- Flying Blackbirds
Individual novels
[edit]- Haunted Airways
- Straight Shooting
- Flying Blood
- New Guinea Gold (adapted into the movie Crosswinds (film))
Other works
[edit]- Sisters of the Chorus (play)
- Direct methods (1922)
- The sky sheriff (1923)
- Moonlight and moonshine (1924)
- Marston and me (1925)
- The Kink (1927)
- Salute (1927)
- When the squadron dropped anchor (1927)
- Medium boiled (1927)
References
[edit]- ^ "Authors : Burtis, Thomson : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume LVII: March 4, 1921-March 15, 1921, p 189.
- ^ a b Jones, Robert Kenneth. The Lure of Adventure. Starmont House,1989 ISBN 1-55742-143-9 (p.23)
- ^ Erisman, Fred, Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. TCU Press, 2006. ISBN 0-87565-330-8 (pp. 88-92)
- ^ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/d610.htm#A18755 [dead link]
- ^ "Thomson Burtis". IMDb. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
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