Arthur O. Friel, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur O. Friel

American writer

Date of Birth: 31-May-1885

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1959

Profession: novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Arthur Olney Friel (31 May 1885 – 27 January 1959) was one of the most popular writers for the adventure pulps.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Friel, a 1909 Yale University graduate, had been South American editor for the Associated Press which led him into his subject matter.
In 1922, he became a real-life explorer when he took a six-month trip down Venezuela's Orinoco River and its tributary, the Ventuari River.
His travel account was published in 1924 as The River of Seven Stars.After returning from the Venezuela trip, many of Friel's stories were set in that environment.
He remained a popular writer in Adventure throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
Most of his longer works were republished in hardback.
In the 1930s, he started appearing more regularly in the adventure pulp Short Stories with stories set in Venezuela. He was a member of the American Geographical Society.In a 1934 letter, Robert E.
Howard described Friel as "one of my favorite authors".He died in Concord, New Hampshire in 1959, the state where he had grown up.