Farnsworth Wright

Farnsworth Wright
BornJuly 29, 1888
Santa Barbara, California, United States
DiedJune 12, 1940(1940-06-12) (aged 51)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
OccupationMagazine editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater
GenresFantasy, pulp fiction
Spouse
Marjorie J. Zinkie
(m. 1929)
ChildrenRobert
RelativesPaula Raymond

Farnsworth Wright (July 29, 1888 – June 12, 1940) was the editor of the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the magazine's heyday, editing 179 issues from November 1924 to March 1940. Jack Williamson called Wright "the first great fantasy editor".[1]

  1. ^ Williamson, in Gombert, (p. ix).