Robert Leslie Bellem

Cover of the pulp magazine Spicy Detective Stories (April 1935, vol. 2, no. 6) featuring "Bullet from Nowhere" by Robert Leslie Bellem

Robert Leslie Bellem (July 19, 1902 – April 1, 1968)[1] was an American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra.

  1. ^ Birth date from Social Security Death Index and California Death Index; death date from California Death Index.