Vincent Gaddis

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Vincent Hayes Gaddis (December 28, 1913 – February 26, 1997) was an American author who coined the phrase "Bermuda Triangle" in a February 1964 Argosy cover piece. He popularized many stories about anomalous phenomenon in a style similar to Charles Fort.

[edit] Published works

Invisible Horizons; True Mysteries of the Sea, 1965
Mysterious Fires and Lights, 1967
Wide World of Magic, 1967
Strange World of Animals and Pets, 1970
The Curious World of Twins, 1972
Courage in Crisis; Dramatic Tales of Heroism in the Face of Danger, 1973
American Indian Myths and Mysteries, 1977, ISBN 0880297557
Gold Rush Ghosts, 1990, ISBN 0945685068

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

"Electrical Ghosts," article by Gaddis in Borderland Sciences Journal, 1988
"The Art of Honest Deception," article by Gaddis in Strange Magazine
Gaddis family tree
Fiction Mags Index, list of stories by Gaddis

Persondata
NAME	Gaddis, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American author
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	February 26, 1997
PLACE OF DEATH	Eureka, California