Georges Surdez
Georges Arthur Surdez (1900–1949) was a writer of adventure stories.[1] He was born in Bienne, Switzerland, of French descent. He first visited America at the age of thirteen, and went to school in New York.[2] He invented the term "Russian Roulette" in a story of the same name published in Collier's magazine.[3]
He was a regular contributor to Adventure, with over 100 stories appearing. [4] [5]
His short story A Game in the Bush was filmed as South Sea Love in 1927.[3] His novel "The Demon Caravan" was filmed as Desert Legion starring Alan Ladd.[1]
He married an older schoolteacher, Edith McKenna, in 1922.[3] They divorced after she left him for another man in 1943.[3]
Works
Novels
- Swords of the Soudan, 1923.[3]
- The Demon Caravan, 1927
- They March from Yesterday (1 March 1930, published by Adventure magazine).[6]
- Homeland, 1946 (autobiographical novel).[3]
Short stories
- Dinner for Monsieur Martin.[7]
- The Yellow Streak
- Sons Of The Sword, 1928, published in Adventure.[3]
- A Game In The Bush
- Hell's Half-Way House
- Russian roulette, 1937, published in Collier's.[3]
- The Haunted Wall, 1941[8]
References
- ^ a b Wagner, Jack (May 7, 2011). "Short Biography of Georges Surdez".
- ^ "Blue Book Stories of Adventure for MEN, by MEN". 73 (5). September 1941.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Othen, Christopher. "The Man Who Invented Russian Roulette".
- ^ Penzler, Otto (2011). The Big Book of Adventure Stories. Vintage. p. 399. ISBN 0-307-47450-X.
- ^ "Georges Surdez - Writer of French Foreign Legion stories". 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Adventure 1930-03-01". Magazineart.org.
- ^ Best Short Shorts. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1958. Print.
- ^ "The Haunted Wall". Collier's Weekly. November 1, 1941.
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