Robert Arthur Jr. | |
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 Robert Arthur Jr. at work during 1950. | |
| Born | Robert Arthur Jr. November 10, 1909 Corregidor, Philippines |
| Died | May 2, 1969 (aged 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Genre | Crime fiction, speculative fiction, mystery fiction |
Robert Arthur Jr. (November 10, 1909 – May 2, 1969) was a writer and editor of crime fiction and speculative fiction[1] known for his work with The Mysterious Traveler radio series and for writing The Three Investigators, a series of young adult novels.[2][3]
For his radio work, Arthur—together with writing partner David Kogan—was honored with three Edgar Awards by the Mystery Writers of America.[4][5][6] He also adapted at least one story, and had several of his own adapted by others, for Alfred Hitchcock's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[7]
- ^ Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 19. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- ^ Keating, Patrick (July 7, 2010). "'Red Gate Rover, come over, come over.' 'Three Investigators' mystery series finally make it to film". Michigan Chronicle. p. B2. ProQuest 741333214.
Arthur (Nov. 10, 1909 - May 2, 1969), whose credits include co-creation of the radio program The Mysterious Traveler; and editing or ghost-editing various Alfred Hitchcock short story anthologies, wrote 10 books in the series before his death; including the first Three Investigators book I read, in fourth grade: The Mystery of the Talking Skull.
- ^ Idato, Michael (January 8, 2023). "New flesh on solid mystery bones: Couch life". The Age. p. 16. ProQuest 2769958004.
Even the title of the opening episode (Dead Man's Hand) feels straight out of junior mystery literature. It could have been a Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew title, or better yet Robert Arthur Jnr's The Three Investigators, which, of the three franchises, was always the one that felt most enmeshed in the American 'burbs.
- ^ Urban, Joe (April 24, 1950). "Radio Chatter: 'Murder by Experts' Gets Award From Poe Group". Janesville Daily Gazette. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Boucher, Anthony (April 23, 1953). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times. p. BR31. ProQuest 112741661.
At their annual awards banquet last week the Mystery Writers of America bestowed busts of Edgar Allan Poe (known to writers as 'Edgars' and to publishers' cliche experts as 'much-coveted Edgars') upon the authors of the following 1952 books [...] The other Edgars (to 'The Mysterious Traveler' in radio, to 'Dragnet' in TV and to 'Five Fingers' in films) lie outside the scope of this department, but I must observe that in the last eight years of M.W.A. awards, I can't recall a more completely unarguable batch of winning books.
- ^ Tranter, Don (April 30, 1951) "Don Tranter's Comment on RADIO—TV". Buffalo Courier Express. p. 16. Retrieved November 16, 2023. See also:
- "Writers Hail Mystery Shows". Detroit Free Press. May 23, 1951. p. 10.
- "Air Checks; Production Notes and Personal Intelligence," Billboard (May 5, 1951), p. 6. "Mystery Writers of America have cited two Mutual network mystery dramas and their producer-directors for 'outstanding achievement.' Shows are 'Murder by Experts' and 'Mysterious Traveler,' both produced and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan."
- "Behind the Mike ". The Brewton Standard. May 3, 1951. p. 12.
- ^ Gianakos, Larry James (1987). Television Drama Series Programming : A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1982-1984. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. p. 604, 608, 612. ISBN 0810818760.