This article is about the short story writer and novelist. For the Old West gunfighter, see Luke Short.
Luke Short (born Frederick Dilley Glidden November 19, 1908 – August 18, 1975) was a popular Western writer. At least ten of his novels were made into films.
Born in Kewanee, Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism. Following graduation in 1930, he worked for a number of newspapers before becoming a trapper in Canada. He later moved to New Mexico to be an archeologist's assistant. After reading Western pulp magazines and trying to escape unemployment, he began to write Western fiction. He sold his first short story and novel in 1935 under the pen name of Luke Short (which was also the name of a famous gunslinger in the Old West, although it's unclear if he was aware of that when he assumed the pen name.) His apprenticeship in the pulps was comparatively brief. In 1938, he sold a short story, "The Warning", to Collier's, and in 1941, he sold his novel Blood on the Moon, or Gunman's Chance, to The Saturday Evening Post.[1] Some of his later novels were also serialised in the Post.
His first agent was Marguerite E. Harper in New York, and later, H.N. Swanson in Los Angeles. The latter arranged to get many of his novels and short stories made into films.
After publishing over a dozen novels in the 1930s, he started writing for movies in the 1940s. In 1948 alone, four Luke Short novels appeared as movies. Among his notable film credits are Ramrod (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948). His novel, The Whip, or Doom Cliff, was serialized in both Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. The first two parts were published in Collier's in the December 21, 1956, and January 4, 1957, issues. Collier's then ceased publication. The Saturday Evening Post bought the rights to the remaining unpublished installment and published it on February 9, 1957.[2]
Short continued to write novels, despite increasing trouble with his vision, until his death in 1975. His ashes are buried in Aspen, Colorado, his home at the time of his death.[4]
He married Florence Elder in 1934 and the couple had three children.
Hardcase, 1941. Dave Coyle is a runt, a trouble-maker, a prankster, and a cold-blooded killer - so they say. But he risks his life to buffalo a town and stop a ranch-taking because a girl was once kind.
Station West, 1946 — Station West (film), 1948. Cavalry officer John Haven must work undercover and alone in prize fights and sawmills to find who stole Army uniforms to then rob a gold bullion shipment.
Paper Sheriff, 1965. A sheriff discovers the Hoad clan's new scheme is rustling and murder. He embarks on a one-man feud with the clan - and his wife, a former Hoad in the thick.
The Primrose Try, 1966
Debt of Honor, 1967
The Guns of Hanging Lake, 1968
Donovan's Gun, 1968
The Deserters, 1969
Three for the Money, 1970
Man from the Desert, 1971
The Outrider, 1972
The Stalkers, 1973
The Man from Two Rivers, 1974
Trouble Country, 1976
Short-story collectionsedit
Luke Short's Best of the West, 1983, includes 12 short stories - "Pull Your Freight!" (The Hangman, 1959 movie), "Gunslick Gold", "Lead Won’t Lie", "The Warning", "Bounty Hunter", "The Doctor Keeps a Promise", "High Grade", "Florida Manets West", "Court Day", "Payoff at Rain Peak", "Rough Shod", and "Top Hand."
The Marshal of Vengeance, 1986, includes six short stories - "The Marshal of Vengeance", "The Ghost Deputy of Doubletree", "Death Cold-Decks a Tinhorn", "War Fires Light the Stage Trails", "Hideout", and "Exile".
Referencesedit
^[1] 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, philsp.com; accessed March 18, 2014.
^Guide to the Frederick D. Glidden Papers 1933-1976, accessed March 18, 2014.
^Short, Luke (1986). Luke Short's Best of the West. New York: Zebra Books. p. 14.
Guide to the Frederick D. Glidden papers at the University of Oregon
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This article is about the short story writer and novelist For the Old West gunfighter see Luke Short Luke Short born Frederick Dilley Glidden November 19 1908 August 18 1975 was a popular Western writer At least ten of his novels were made into films Contents 1 Biography 2 Novels 3 Short story collections 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Kewanee Illinois he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism Following graduation in 1930 he worked for a number of newspapers before becoming a trapper in Canada He later moved to New Mexico to be an archeologist s assistant After reading Western pulp magazines and trying to escape unemployment he began to write Western fiction He sold his first short story and novel in 1935 under the pen name of Luke Short which was also the name of a famous gunslinger in the Old West although it s unclear if he was aware of that when he assumed the pen name His apprenticeship in the pulps was comparatively brief In 1938 he sold a short story The Warning to Collier s and in 1941 he sold his novel Blood on the Moon or Gunman s Chance to The Saturday Evening Post 1 Some of his later novels were also serialised in the Post His first agent was Marguerite E Harper in New York and later H N Swanson in Los Angeles The latter arranged to get many of his novels and short stories made into films After publishing over a dozen novels in the 1930s he started writing for movies in the 1940s In 1948 alone four Luke Short novels appeared as movies Among his notable film credits are Ramrod 1947 and Blood on the Moon 1948 His novel The Whip or Doom Cliff was serialized in both Collier s and The Saturday Evening Post The first two parts were published in Collier s in the December 21 1956 and January 4 1957 issues Collier s then ceased publication The Saturday Evening Post bought the rights to the remaining unpublished installment and published it on February 9 1957 2 Over 35 million copies of his books had been sold by 1972 Among his fans were Dwight D Eisenhower and Harry S Truman 3 Short continued to write novels despite increasing trouble with his vision until his death in 1975 His ashes are buried in Aspen Colorado his home at the time of his death 4 He married Florence Elder in 1934 and the couple had three children Novels editThe Feud at Single Shot 1935 The Branded Man 1936 The Man on the Blue 1936 Marauders Moon 1937 King Colt 1937 Brand of Empire 1937 Bold Rider 1938 Savage Range 1938 Raiders of the Rimrock 1938 Hard Money 1938 Bounty Guns 1939 War on the Cimarron 1939 Dead Freight for Piute 1939 Albuquerque film 1948 Bought with a Gun 1940 Barren Land Showdown 1940 Raw Land 1940 Gunman s Chance 1941 Blood on the Moon film 1948 Hardcase 1941 Dave Coyle is a runt a trouble maker a prankster and a cold blooded killer so they say But he risks his life to buffalo a town and stop a ranch taking because a girl was once kind Ride the Man Down 1942 Ride the Man Down film 1952 Sunset Graze 1942 And the Wind Blows Free 1943 told in the first person unique for Short Ramrod 1943 Ramrod film 1947 Coroner Creek 1945 Coroner Creek film 1948 Fiddlefoot 1946 Station West 1946 Station West film 1948 Cavalry officer John Haven must work undercover and alone in prize fights and sawmills to find who stole Army uniforms to then rob a gold bullion shipment High Vermilion 1948 filmed as Silver City 1951 Vengeance Valley 1949 Vengeance Valley 1951 Ambush 1948 Ambush film 1950 Play a Lone Hand 1950 Barren Land Murders 1951 Saddle by Starlight 1952 Silver Rock 1953 Hell s Outpost film 1954 Rimrock 1955 The Whip 1956 Summer of the Smoke 1958 First Claim 1960 Desert Crossing 1961 Last Hunt 1962 The Some Day Country 1963 First Campaign 1965 Paper Sheriff 1965 A sheriff discovers the Hoad clan s new scheme is rustling and murder He embarks on a one man feud with the clan and his wife a former Hoad in the thick The Primrose Try 1966 Debt of Honor 1967 The Guns of Hanging Lake 1968 Donovan s Gun 1968 The Deserters 1969 Three for the Money 1970 Man from the Desert 1971 The Outrider 1972 The Stalkers 1973 The Man from Two Rivers 1974 Trouble Country 1976Short story collections editLuke Short s Best of the West 1983 includes 12 short stories Pull Your Freight The Hangman 1959 movie Gunslick Gold Lead Won t Lie The Warning Bounty Hunter The Doctor Keeps a Promise High Grade Florida Manets West Court Day Payoff at Rain Peak Rough Shod and Top Hand The Marshal of Vengeance 1986 includes six short stories The Marshal of Vengeance The Ghost Deputy of Doubletree Death Cold Decks a Tinhorn War Fires Light the Stage Trails Hideout and Exile References edit 1 Archived 2014 05 18 at the Wayback Machine philsp com accessed March 18 2014 Guide to the Frederick D Glidden Papers 1933 1976 accessed March 18 2014 Short Luke 1986 Luke Short s Best of the West New York Zebra Books p 14 FindaGrave comExternal links editLuke Short at IMDb Guide to the Frederick D Glidden papers at the University of Oregon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luke Short writer amp oldid 1178561362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
