Arthur Leo Zagat
Arthur Leo Zagat | |
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 Arthur Leo Zagat c. 1930 | |
| Born | February 15, 1896 New York City, US |
| Died | April 3, 1949 (aged 53) New York City, US |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Pulp fiction, Science fiction |
| Spouse | Ruth Zagat |
| Children | Hermine Zagat |
Arthur Leo Zagat (1896–1949)The Spider pulp magazine throughout the 1930s and the "Red Finger" series that ran in Operator #5, and wrote for Spicy Mystery Stories as "Morgan LaFay".[3] A novel, Seven Out of Time, was published by Fantasy Press in 1949, the year he died. His more well known series is probably the Tomorrow series of 6 novelettes from Argosy (1939 thru 1941) collecting into 2 volumes by Altus Press in 2014.
Zagat was a graduate of
Office of War Information. After that war, Zagat was active in organizing writers' workshops and other assistance for hospitalized veterans.[5]
Zagat was married to Ruth Zagat; the couple had one daughter, Hermine. He died of a heart attack on April 3, 1949, at his home in the
Bronx.[5]
Bibliography
- The Complete Saga of Tomorrow Steeger Books (2021) [from Argosy]
- Drink We Deep Steeger Books (2017) [from Argosy)
- The Complete Cases of Anne Marsh Steeger Books (2019) [from Dime Detective)
- The Hand of Red Finger Altus Press (2010)
- Summer Camp for Corpses and Other Stories: The Weird Tales of Arthur Leo Zagat v1 Ramble House
- The Corpse Factory and Other Stories: The Weird Tales of Arthur Leo Zagat Volume 2 Ramble House
- They Dine in Darkness and Other Stories: The Weird Tales of Arthur Leo Zagat Volume 3 Ramble House
- The Man From Hell Black Dog Books (2010) [spicy pulp stories written as by Morgan LeFay]
- Graveyard Honeymoon and Two Other Stories from Spicy Mystery Black Dog Books (2006)
- Exiles of the Moon Armchair Fiction [written with Nat Schachner]
- Seven Out of Time Wildside Press
References
- ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- OCLC 931967.
Notes
- ^ Clute, John (21 August 2012). "Zagat, Arthur Leo". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (online 3rd edition). Gollancz. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Tuck 1978, p. 473
- ^ Book Review: The Man from Hell by Arthur Leo Zagat
- ^ "Books – Authors", The New York Times, August 23, 1941, p.11
- ^ a b "Arthur Zagat, 53, Magazine Writer", The New York Times, April 5, 1949, p. 29
External links
- Works by Arthur Leo Zagat at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Arthur Leo Zagat at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by Arthur Leo Zagat at Project Gutenberg Australia
- Works by or about Arthur Leo Zagat at Internet Archive
- Works by Arthur Leo Zagat at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Arthur Leo Zagat at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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