Thomson Burtis
American writer
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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.
Bibliography
Russ Farrell series
- Russ Farrell, Airman
- Russ Farrell, Border Patrolman
- Russ Farrell, Test Pilot (1925)
- Russ Farrell, Circus Flyer
- Russ Farrell, Over Mexico
Rex Lee series
- Rex Lee, Gypsy Flyer
- Rex Lee, On the Border Patrol (1928)
- Rex Lee, Ranger of the Sky (1928)
- Rex Lee, Sky Trailer (1929)
- Rex Lee, Ace of the Airmail
- Rex Lee, Night Flyer (1929)
- Rex Lee's Mysterious Flight (1930)
- Rex Lee, Rough Rider of the Air
- Rex Lee, Aerial Acrobat
- Rex Lee, Trialing Air Bandits (1931)
Air Combat Stories for Boys series
- Daredevils of the Air (1932)
- Four Aces (1932)
- Wing for Wing (1932)
- Flying Blackbirds
Individual novels
- Haunted Airways
- Straight Shooting
- Flying Blood
- New Guinea Gold (adapted into the movie Crosswinds (film))
Other works
- Sisters of the Chorus (play)
- Direct methods (1922)
- The sky sheriff (1923)
- Moonlight and moonshine (1924)
- Marston and me (1925)
- The Kink (1927)
- Salute (1927)
- When the squadron dropped anchor (1927)
- Medium boiled (1927)
