Thomson Burtis
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Henry Thomson Burtis (1896–1971)[1] was an American writer born in New York.
After serving as a lieutenant in US Army Air Service and as a member of the aerial border patrol, Burtis worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a writer.[2][3] He wrote more than two hundred stories for pulp magazines such as Adventure as well as over 20 novels, most of which had an aviation theme and were written for children.[3] Many of his stories appeared in The American Boy,[4][5] and In Old Oklahoma was one of several films that were adapted from his short stories.[6]
Thomson Burtis died in Santa Monica, California, on April 24, 1971.
