Keith Monroe (22 August 1915 – 30 August 2003) was an American author of children's science fiction and of books and magazine articles about Boy Scouting.[1]
Monroe attended Stanford University and UCLA. He worked as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, for advertising and public relations firms, and for North American Rockwell. At times, he was a full-time freelance writer.[citation needed]
His work appeared in such magazines as Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, |Harper's, Blue Book, Galaxy, Argosy, Boys' Life, and Scouting. His pseudonyms included Donald Keith, Rice E. Cochran, and Dale Colombo.[2]
Monroe was deeply involved with Scouting. He served as Scoutmaster for Troop 2 in Santa Monica, California from its founding in December 1945 until 1987.[1]
He wrote articles for Scouting, the magazine for adult Scout leaders; merit badge instruction pamphlets; and fiction for Boys' Life. Under the name Rice E. Cochran, he published Be Prepared!, a humorous memoir of his experiences as a Scoutmaster.It was the basis for the 1953 movie Mister Scoutmaster.[1]
Collaborating under the pseudonym Donald Keith with his father, Donald Monroe, Keith Monroe wrote the Time Machine series, originally published in Boys' Life between 1959 and 1989.[2]
Using the pseudonym Dale Colombo, Keith Monroe published in Boys' Life a series about Scouts in space, featuring a protagonist named Ed Linden, set aboard the spaceship Magellan. These Scouts had been born in interstellar space during the decades-long journey from Earth to planets orbiting a distant star.[citation needed]
Bibliographyedit
Harman, Bob; Monroe, Keith (1950). Use Your Head in Tennis. Crowell. ISBN9780690005844.
Cochran, Rice E. (1952). Be prepared!: The life and illusions of a scoutmaster. Random House.
Monroe, Donald; Monroe, Keith (1962). How to Succeed in Community Service. Lippincott. ASIN B001UXCLWG.
Monroe, Keith (1963). California: How to Live, Work, and Have Fun in the Golden State. Random House. ASIN B000L1V4FS.
Keith, Donald (1963). Mutiny in the Time Machine. illustrated by Marilyn Miller. Random House. ASIN B0007E9SWA.
Keith, Donald (1967). Time Machine to the Rescue. illustrated by Albert Orbaan. Putnam. ASIN B0006BRBWS.
Lindaman, Edward B.; Monroe, Keith (1969). Space: A New Direction for Mankind. Harper & Row. ASIN B00005WX6A.
Hillcourt, William; Monroe, Keith (1980). The Official Patrol Leader Handbook (3 ed.). Boy Scouts of America. ISBN978-0839565123.
Further readingedit
"Stories by Keith Monroe". The FictionMags Index. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
"Stories by Donald Keith". The FictionMags Index. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
keith, monroe, august, 1915, august, 2003, american, author, children, science, fiction, books, magazine, articles, about, scouting, born, 1915, august, 1915detroit, michigan, diedaugust, 2003, 2003, aged, berkeley, california, nationalityamericanother, namesd. Keith Monroe 22 August 1915 30 August 2003 was an American author of children s science fiction and of books and magazine articles about Boy Scouting 1 Keith MonroeBorn 1915 08 22 August 22 1915Detroit Michigan U S DiedAugust 30 2003 2003 08 30 aged 88 Berkeley California U S NationalityAmericanOther namesDonald Keith Dale Colombo Rice E CochranOccupation s Author and Boy Scout leaderKnown forTime Machine stories Monroe attended Stanford University and UCLA He worked as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune for advertising and public relations firms and for North American Rockwell At times he was a full time freelance writer citation needed His work appeared in such magazines as Saturday Evening Post New Yorker Harper s Blue Book Galaxy Argosy Boys Life and Scouting His pseudonyms included Donald Keith Rice E Cochran and Dale Colombo 2 Contents 1 Scouting 2 Science fiction 3 Bibliography 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksScouting editMonroe was deeply involved with Scouting He served as Scoutmaster for Troop 2 in Santa Monica California from its founding in December 1945 until 1987 1 He wrote articles for Scouting the magazine for adult Scout leaders merit badge instruction pamphlets and fiction for Boys Life Under the name Rice E Cochran he published Be Prepared a humorous memoir of his experiences as a Scoutmaster It was the basis for the 1953 movie Mister Scoutmaster 1 Monroe was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award 2 Science fiction editCollaborating under the pseudonym Donald Keith with his father Donald Monroe Keith Monroe wrote the Time Machine series originally published in Boys Life between 1959 and 1989 2 Donald Keith also contributed stories to Galaxy Science Fiction and Blue Book citation needed Using the pseudonym Dale Colombo Keith Monroe published in Boys Life a series about Scouts in space featuring a protagonist named Ed Linden set aboard the spaceship Magellan These Scouts had been born in interstellar space during the decades long journey from Earth to planets orbiting a distant star citation needed Bibliography editHarman Bob Monroe Keith 1950 Use Your Head in Tennis Crowell ISBN 9780690005844 Cochran Rice E 1952 Be prepared The life and illusions of a scoutmaster Random House Monroe Donald Monroe Keith 1962 How to Succeed in Community Service Lippincott ASIN B001UXCLWG Monroe Keith 1963 California How to Live Work and Have Fun in the Golden State Random House ASIN B000L1V4FS Keith Donald 1963 Mutiny in the Time Machine illustrated by Marilyn Miller Random House ASIN B0007E9SWA Keith Donald 1967 Time Machine to the Rescue illustrated by Albert Orbaan Putnam ASIN B0006BRBWS Lindaman Edward B Monroe Keith 1969 Space A New Direction for Mankind Harper amp Row ASIN B00005WX6A Hillcourt William Monroe Keith 1980 The Official Patrol Leader Handbook 3 ed Boy Scouts of America ISBN 978 0839565123 Further reading edit Stories by Keith Monroe The FictionMags Index Retrieved November 20 2018 Stories by Donald Keith The FictionMags Index Retrieved November 20 2018 References edit a b c Keith Monroe Scouting May 2004 p 6 a b c Mac Gardner January 1970 He Stayed for the Dividends p 18 Retrieved October 12 2011 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help External links editKeith Monroe at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Mister Scoutmaster at IMDb nbsp Memorial page for Keith Monroe Troop 2 Obituary Scouting Higgins William S ed List of Time Machine stories Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Higgins William S ed List of Dale Colombo stories Archived from the original on January 7 2012 Rice E Cochran at WorldCat with 1 catalog record Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith Monroe amp oldid 1200933033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
