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Edwin Balmer | |
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 A portrait of Edwin Balmer byJames Montgomery Flagg, published inThe Indianapolis Times, 1923 | |
| Born | (1883-07-26)July 26, 1883 Chicago,Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1959(1959-03-21) (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Science fiction,mystery |
Edwin Balmer (July 26, 1883 – March 21, 1959) was an Americanscience fiction andmystery writer.
Balmer was born inChicago to Helen Clark (Pratt) and Thomas Balmer. In 1909, he married Katharine MacHarg, sister of the writer William MacHarg. After her death, he married Grace A. Kee in 1927.
He began as a reporter for theChicago Tribune in 1903 before writing for books and magazines. He was editor ofRedbook (1927–1949) and later became associate publisher. He would then commission young writers to write up these ideas for inclusion in Redbook.[1]: 52
He died on March 21, 1959, at age 75.
Together with authorPhilip Wylie, he wrote the catastrophe science fiction novelsWhen Worlds Collide (1933) andAfter Worlds Collide (1934). The former was made into an award-winning 1951movie byGeorge Pal.
Balmer also wrote several detective novels and collaborated with William MacHarg onThe Achievements of Luther Trant (1910), an early collection of detective short stories.
Balmer also helped create (with artist Marvin Bradley) the syndicatedcomic stripSpeed Spaulding, partially based on theWorlds Collide series, which ran from 1938 through 1941 in the comic bookFamous Funnies.
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