Oscar J. Friend

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Oscar Jerome Friend (1897-1963) was primarily a pulp fiction author in various genres including horror, Westerns, science fiction, and detective fiction. As a writer he worked with both Wonder Stories and Startling Stories. He was also co-editor for several anthologies.

Contents 1 Books written by Oscar J. Friend 2 Anthologies co-edited by Oscar J. Friend 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Books written by Oscar J. Friend

• The Kid From Mars (1940) Genre: Science fiction. Disney approached Oscar J. Friend just after the war and planned to make this novel into a musical with Danny Kaye. Oscar moved from New York to Los Angeles, but the plans fell through.
• The Range Maverick (date unknown) Genre: Western.
• The Hand Of Horror (date unknown) Genre: Thriller. Written under the pen name Owen Fox Jerome.
• Friend also used the pen names Ford Smith & Frank Johnson for his science fiction stories.

[edit] Anthologies co-edited by Oscar J. Friend

• From Off This World (1949) with Leo Margulies
• My Best Science Fiction Story (1949) with Leo Margulies
• Giant Anthology of SF (1954) with Leo Margulies
• Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954) with Leo Margulies
• Race to the Stars (1958) with Leo Margulies

[edit] References

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, page 454.

[edit] External links

• Oscar J. Friend at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database