James Morgan Walsh
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James Morgan Walsh | |
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| Born | 23 February 1897 Geelong, Victoria |
| Died | 29 August 1952 (aged 55) Weston-Super-Mare, England |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1913–1952 |
| Notable works | The Lost Valley |
James Morgan Walsh (J. M. Walsh) was an Australian novelist who was born in Geelong, Victoria in 1897 and educated at Xavier College.[1]
He published his first novel in 1921, and encouraged by its success, became a full-time writer in 1923.
He married Louisa Mary Murphy on 1 January 1925, and later that year the couple settled in the United Kingdom. Walsh was to remain there until his death in 1952 in Western-Super-Mare, Somerset, England.[1]
Walsh was a very prolific writer, producing around 94 novels, across a range of genres (mystery, crime, war, thriller, adventure and science fiction) under a number of pseudonyms.[2]
In addition to his novels Walsh also wrote a number of short stories, and books for children.[2]
From 1938 Walsh lived at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, where he died on 29 August 1952.[1]
