Peter Germano

Peter B. Germano
BornPietro Baptisto Germano
(1913-05-17)May 17, 1913
New Bedford, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 20, 1983(1983-09-20) (aged 70)
Wildwood, California
Pen nameBarry Cord, James Kane, Jack Slade, Jackson Cole, Clay Turner, Jack Bertin
OccupationAuthor
Screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreWestern fiction
SpouseMuriel Clara Garant (June 6, 1921 - December 19, 2004)

Peter Baptisto Germano (May 17, 1913 – September 20, 1983) was an American author of short stories, novels, and television scripts. He began his career with short stories. He wrote articles documenting the Marines in World War II as a combat correspondent. He wrote novels, most of which were westerns, but also wrote science fiction. And, as television became ever-present in American culture, Germano wrote numerous television scripts for western, science-fiction, drama, and cartoon series.