Homer Eon Flint | |
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| Born | Homer Eon Flindt 1888 |
| Died | March 27, 1924 |
Homer Eon Flint (born as Homer Eon Flindt; 1888 –1924) was an American writer of pulp science fiction novels and short stories.
He began working as a scenarist for silent films in 1912 (reportedly at his wife's insistence).[1] In 1918, he published "The Planeteer" in All-Story Weekly. His "Dr. Kinney" stories were reprinted by Ace Books in 1965, and with Austin Hall he co-wrote the novel The Blind Spot.
He died in 1924[date missing] under mysterious circumstances, his body found at the bottom of a canyon[where?] underneath a stolen taxi.[2]
His son was Max Hugh Flindt (1915–2004), the co-founder of The Ancient Astronaut Society. With Otto Binder, he co-authored Mankind – Child of the Stars in 1974.[citation needed] He also had a daughter, Bonnie Palmer.[3]