Oliver Onions | |
|---|---|
 Onions circa 1915 | |
| Born | George Oliver Onions 13 November 1873 Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 9 April 1961 (aged 87) Aberystwyth, Wales |
| Pen name | Oliver Onions |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Detective fiction, ghost stories, romance novels, historical fiction |
| Spouse | Berta Ruck (1909–1961) |
| Children | 2 |
George Oliver Onions[1] (13 November 1873 – 9 April 1961), who published under the name Oliver Onions, was an English writer of short stories and novels. He wrote in various genres, but is perhaps best remembered for his ghost stories, notably the collection Widdershins and the widely anthologized novella "The Beckoning Fair One". He was married to the novelist Berta Ruck.
- ^ Pronounced by his family as in the vegetable, not oh-NY-ons. See Twentieth Century Authors, 1950.