| LC control no. | no2015006770 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wright, Farnsworth, 1888-1940 |
| Variant(s) | Hard, Francis, 1888-1940 |
| Associated country | California Illinois Nevada New York (State) United States Washington (State) |
| Located | Chicago (Ill.) New York (N.Y.) Reno (Nev.) Seattle (Wash.) |
| Birth date | 18880729 |
| Death date | 19400612 |
| Place of birth | Santa Barbara (Calif.) |
| Place of death | Jackson Heights (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | English literature Fantasy fiction Musical criticism Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| Affiliation | Chicago Herald and Examiner |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Music critics Periodical editors |
| Found in | A midsummer night's dream, 1935: title page (edited by Farnsworth Wright) Wikipedia, viewed 11 December 2014: Farnsworth Wright (Farnsworth Wright (1888-1940) was the editor of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. He was born in California, and educated in the University of Nevada and the University of Washington. Wright, a veteran of World War I, was working as a music critic for the Chicago Herald and Examiner when he began his association with Weird Tales, founded in 1923. At first serving as chief manuscript reader, he replaced founding editor Edwin Baird in 1924 when the latter was fired by publisher J. C. Henneberger. Wright also published some of his own fiction, but his stories are considered unmemorable. He attempted to launch Wright's Shakespeare Library in 1925.) Internet speculative fiction database, viewed 9 January 2015: Farnsworth Wright (Born 29 July 1888 in Santa Barbara, California. Died 12 June 1940. Used pseudonym Francis Hard.) Encyclopedia of science fiction, viewed 9 January 2015: Wright, Farnsworth (Wright was a Shakespeare enthusiast. He suffered from a form of Parkinson's disease. Died in Jackson Heights, NY.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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