- David Wright O'Brien
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David Wright O’Brien (1918–1944) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer. A nephew of Farnsworth Wright, editor of Weird Tales, he was 22 years old when his first story ("Truth Is a Plague!") appeared in Amazing Stories in the February 1940 issue [1]. Between January 1941 and August 1942, it has more than fifty-seven stories published in pulp magazines like Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures[2], most of them written under the pen names John York Cabot, Duncan Farnsworh, Clee Garson and Richard Vardon. Some of the stories where co-written with close friend William P. McGivern – both share an office in Chicago. He keep writing even when enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force, adding “corporal” befora all his pseudoyms. O’Brien died at age twenty-six, while flying a bombing raid over Berlin.[3]
Contents
Short stories
- Truth Is a Plague! (1940)
- Treasure Trove in Time (1940)
- The Man the World Forgot (1940) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Fish Men of Venus (1940)
- John Brown's Body (1940) with William P. McGivern
- Trapped on Titan (1940)
- Suicide Squadrons of Space (1940)
- The Strange Voyage of Hector Squinch (1940)
- The Genius of Mr. Pry (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Truthful Liar (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Goddess of Love (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Miracle at Dunkirk (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Problem on Mars (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Three Terrible People (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Bill of Rights, 5000 A.D. (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Man Who Murdered Himself (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Twenty-Fifth Century Sherlock (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Thought Robot (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Floating Robot (1941)
- Skidmore's Strange Experiment (1941)
- Hammer of the Gods (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Last Analysis (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Murder in the Past (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Man Who Lived Next Week (1941)
- Beyond the Time Door (1941)
- The Man Who Forgot (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Return of the Space Hawk (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Secret of the Lost Planet (1941)
- Pepper Pot Planet (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- 10 Seconds from Nowhere (1941)
- The Man Who Got Everything (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Mr. Muddle Does as He Pleases (1941) with William P. McGivern
- Ferdinand Finknodle's Perfect Day (1941)
- Mystery of the Mummy (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Sergeant Shane of the Space Marines (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Nicolbee's Nightmare (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Odds on Sergeant Shane (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Rayhouse in Space (1941) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Beauty and the Beasties (1941)
- The Legend of Mark Shayne (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Daughter of the Snake God (1942) with William P. McGivern [only as by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot ]
- Talu's Fan (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Daughter of Genghis Khan (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- V is for Vengeance (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Outsiders (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Tenant on the 13th Floor (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Marlow's Malicious Mirror (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Madagascar Ghost (1942) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- The Incredible Antique (1942) [only as by Bruce Dennis ]
- Sharbeau's Startling Statue (1942) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- That Dreadful Night (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Mr. Hibbard's Magic Hat (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Cupid Takes a Holiday (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Giant from Jupiter (1942) with William P. McGivern [only as by Gerald Vance and Bruce Dennis ]
- Afraid to Live (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Fantastic Twins (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Spook for Yourself (1942)
- Q Ship of Space (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Man Who Changed History (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Suicide Ship to Earth (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- The Living Manikins (1942)
- Lord of the Crystal Bow (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Twenty-Four Terrible Hours (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Return of Joan of Arc (1942)
- Sergeant Shane Goes to War (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Incredible Mr. Kismet (1942)
- Blitzkrieg in the Past (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Squadron of the Damned (1942)
- Hokum Hotel (1942)
- The Case of Jonathan Lane (1942) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Creegar Dares to Die (1942)
- Resurrection from Hell (1942)
- Flight from Farisha (1942) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Pegasus Plays Priorities (1942)
- Rats in the Belfry (1943) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Money Machine (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Direct Wire (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Have You Seen Me? (1943) [only as by Richard Vardon ]
- The Last Case of Jules de Granjerque (1943) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Merchant of Venus (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Where in the Warehouse? (1943) [only as by Bruce Dennis ]
- Trail of the Magic Slippers (1943) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Other Abner Small (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Club of the Damned (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- The Great Train Robbery (1943) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Saunders' Strange Second Sight (1943) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Mister Trouble (1943)
- Yesterday's Clock (1943)
- Victory from the Void (1943) with William P. McGivern
- Bring Back My Body (1943)
- Periscope Prey (1943)
- Furlough from Eternity (1943)
- The Curious Coat (1943)
- Stenton's Shadow (1943)
- The Devil's Planet (1943)
- I'll See You Again (1944) [only as by Duncan Farnsworth ]
- Matches and Kings (1944) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Time on Your Hands (1944) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- The Place Is Familiar (1944)
- Private Prune Speaking (1944)
- Mister Anonymous (1945)
- A Room with a View (1946)
- Christopher Crissom's Cravat (1946)
- The Softly Silken Wallet (1946)
- Painting of the Prophet (1947)
- The Spoilers of Lern (1951) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- Let's Give Away Mars! (1951) [only as by Clee Garson ]
- The Martian Cross (1952) [only as by Clee Garson ]
Poems
- Introduction to a Stranger (1939)
Essays
- Meet the Authors: David Wright O'Brien (1940)
- It's a Wonderful World! (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
- Progress Is a Headache (1941) [only as by John York Cabot ]
References
- ^ Marshall B. Tymm, Science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction magazines. Greenwood Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0313212215
- ^ Terry Carr, Classic science fiction: the first golden age. HarperCollins, 1978. ISBN 978-0060106348
- ^ Mike Ashley (writer), Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the Beginning to 1950. Liverpoll University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0853238553
External links
- Works by John York Cabot at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Clee Garson at Project Gutenberg
- David Wright O'Brien at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- American science fiction writers
- Pulp fiction writers
- American fantasy writers
- 1918 births
- 1944 deaths
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