John Russell Fearn | |
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 c. 1948 | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1960 (aged 51–52) |
| Pen name | Vargo Statten, Thornton Ayre, Polton Cross, Geoffrey Armstrong, John Cotton, Dennis Clive, Ephriam Winiki, Astron Del Martia |
| Occupation | Writer (novelist) |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Science fiction, western, crime |
John Russell Fearn (5 June 1908 — 18 September 1960) was a British writer, one of the first to appear in American pulp science fiction magazines. A prolific author, he published his novels also as Vargo Statten and with various pseudonyms including Thornton Ayre, Polton Cross, Geoffrey Armstrong, John Cotton, Dennis Clive, Ephriam Winiki, Astron Del Martia.