| LC control no. | n 79006843 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3513.I2823 |
| Personal name heading | Gibson, Walter B. (Walter Brown), 1897-1985 |
| Variant(s) | Black, Ishi, 1897-1985 Kineji, Maborushi, 1897-1985 Gibson, Walter, 1897-1985 Brown, Douglas, 1897-1985 |
| See also | Alternate identity: Grant, Maxwell, 1897-1985 |
| Birth date | 1897-09-12 |
| Death date | 1985-12-06 |
| Place of birth | Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Place of death | Kingston (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Magicians |
| Found in | His Practical card tricks ... c1921. His Jade dragon & House of ghosts, 1981: t.p. (Walter Gibson) His Rod Serling's Twilight zone, 1983: CIP t.p. (Walter B. Gibson) The complete guide to knots and how to tie them, 1995: CIP t.p. (Walter B. Gibson) pub. info. (d. 1985) Man of magic and mystery, 1988: t.p. (Walter B. Gibson) p. 1, etc. (Walter Brown Gibson; b. Sept. 12, 1897 in Germantown, Pa., d. Dec. 6, 1985; lists 79 pseudonyms) OCLC, Nov. 6, 2007: (hdg.: Gibson, Walter Brown, 1897-; Gibson, Walter B.; Gibson, Walter B. (Walter Brown), 1897-; Gibson, Walter B., 1897-; Gibson, Walter Brown; usage: Walter B. Gibson; Walter Gibson) Internet speculative fiction database, 16 May 2016 (Gangdom's doom by Maxwell Grant; pseudonym of Walter B. Gibson, 12 September 1897- 6 December 1985) Wikipedia, 16 May 2016 (Walter B. Gibson; Walter Brown Gibson; born September 12, 1897 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow; Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s; he authored several novels in the Biff Brewster juvenile series of the 1960s; he was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer; he died December 6, 1985 in Kingston, New York) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85054866 |
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