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'''Robert Leslie Bellem''' (July 19, 1902 – April 1, 1968)<ref>Birth date from Social Security Death Index and California Death Index; death date from California Death Index.</ref> was an American [[pulp magazine]] writer, best known for his creation of [[Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective]]. Before becoming a writer he worked in [[Los Angeles]] as a [[journalist|newspaper reporter]], [[announcer|radio announcer]] and [[Extra (actor)|film extra]]. |
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'''Robert Leslie Bellem''' was a prolific [[United States|American]] [[pulp magazine]] writer, best known for his creation of [[Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective]]. He was born in either 1894<ref name = "Haining">{{cite book |last=Haining |first=Peter |title=The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines |year=2000 |publisher=Prion Books |isbn=978-1-85375-388-6 }}</ref> or 1902,<ref name = "Pronzini">Bill Pronzini's introduction to the 1987 paperback edition of Bellem's novel ''Blue Murder'', published by Dennins McMillan Publications.</ref> and died in 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K-OCBcT1O4UC&pg=PA258&dq= |title=Dick Tracy and American Culture: Morality and Mythology, Text and Context |author=Garyn G. Roberts |page=258 |accessdate=18 December 2010 }}</ref> Before becoming a writer he worked in [[Los Angeles]] as a [[journalist|newspaper reporter]], [[announcer|radio announcer]] and [[Extra (actor)|film extra]]. After the demise of the pulps, Bellem switched to writing for [[television]], including a number of scripts for ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'', ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' (1950s version), the original ''[[Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' show, ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', and other shows. |
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==Pulps== |
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Bellem wrote in a variety of [[literary genre|genres]] for many pulp magazines, particularly those owned by [[Culture Publications]] such as ''Spicy Detective'', ''Spicy Adventure'', ''Spicy Western'' and ''Spicy Mystery'' (one of the [[weird menace]] pulps). The word "spicy" in the titles of these magazines was meant to indicate sexual content, although this was very tame compared with current standards.<ref name="Haining" |
Bellem wrote in a variety of [[literary genre|genres]] for many pulp magazines, particularly those owned by [[Culture Publications]] such as ''Spicy Detective'', ''Spicy Adventure'', ''Spicy Western'' and ''Spicy Mystery'' (one of the [[weird menace]] pulps). The word "spicy" in the titles of these magazines was meant to indicate sexual content, although this was very tame compared with current standards.<ref name = "Haining">{{cite book |last=Haining |first=Peter |title=The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines |year=2000 |publisher=Prion Books |isbn=978-1-85375-388-6 }}</ref> |
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Bellem's most famous creation was the [[hardboiled]] [[Private investigator|detective]] Dan Turner, whose stories were written in the [[grammatical person|first person]] in a racy, [[slang]]y style that made them extremely popular. Set against the background of the [[Hollywood]] [[film]] industry (of which Bellem had personal knowledge), the Dan Turner stories appeared first in the pages of ''Spicy Detective'' (subsequently retitled ''Speed Detective'') and later in his "own" magazine, ''Hollywood Detective'', which ran from January 1942 to October 1950.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/turner.html |title=Dan Turner, Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968) |publisher= |
Bellem's most famous creation was the [[hardboiled]] [[Private investigator|detective]] [[Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective]], whose stories were written in the [[grammatical person|first person]] in a racy, [[slang]]y style that made them extremely popular. Set against the background of the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] [[film]] industry (of which Bellem had personal knowledge), the Dan Turner stories appeared first in the pages of ''Spicy Detective'' (subsequently retitled ''Speed Detective'') and later in his "own" magazine, ''Hollywood Detective'', which ran from January 1942 to October 1950.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/turner.html |title=Dan Turner, Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968) |publisher=The Thrilling Detective Web Site |accessdate=18 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421125118/http://www.thrillingdetective.com/turner.html |archive-date= Apr 21, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Bellem also created other characters, such as Nick Ransom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ransom.html |title=Nick Ransom Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968) |publisher= |
Bellem also created other characters, such as Nick Ransom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ransom.html |title=Nick Ransom Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968) |publisher=The Thrilling Detective Web Site |accessdate=18 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225040348/http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ransom.html |archive-date= Dec 25, 2010 }}</ref> who appeared a few times in ''Thrilling Detective'', but none proved as successful as Dan Turner. It is claimed that Bellem produced some 3000 short stories in a pulp magazine career lasting less than 30 years.<ref name = "Pronzini">Bill Pronzini's introduction to the 1987 paperback edition of Bellem's novel ''Blue Murder'', published by Dennins McMillan Publications.</ref> He also wrote at least two [[novel]]s, of which the best known is ''Blue Murder'' (Phoenix Press, 1938). |
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[[S.J. Perelman]]'s essay "Somewhere a Roscoe..." contains excerpts from several of the Dan Turner stories, with Perelman's satiric comments. |
[[S.J. Perelman]]'s essay "Somewhere a Roscoe..." contains excerpts from several of the Dan Turner stories, with Perelman's satiric comments. |
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==TV career== |
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After the demise of the pulps, Bellem switched to writing for [[television]] in the 1950s, including a number of scripts for ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'', ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', and others. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068853/ Robert Leslie Bellem's entry at the Internet Movie Database] |
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* [http://rraymond.narod.ru/bellem-bib1.htm Robert Leslie Bellem bibliographies 1-2] at HARD-BOILED site (Comprehensive Bibliographies by Vladimir Matuschenko) |
* [http://rraymond.narod.ru/bellem-bib1.htm Robert Leslie Bellem bibliographies 1-2] at HARD-BOILED site (Comprehensive Bibliographies by Vladimir Matuschenko) |
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 8 January 2024
Robert Leslie Bellem (July 19, 1902 – April 1, 1968)[1] was an American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra.
Pulps
[edit]Bellem wrote in a variety of genres for many pulp magazines, particularly those owned by Culture Publications such as Spicy Detective, Spicy Adventure, Spicy Western and Spicy Mystery (one of the weird menace pulps). The word "spicy" in the titles of these magazines was meant to indicate sexual content, although this was very tame compared with current standards.[2]
Bellem's most famous creation was the hardboiled detective Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, whose stories were written in the first person in a racy, slangy style that made them extremely popular. Set against the background of the Hollywood film industry (of which Bellem had personal knowledge), the Dan Turner stories appeared first in the pages of Spicy Detective (subsequently retitled Speed Detective) and later in his "own" magazine, Hollywood Detective, which ran from January 1942 to October 1950.[3]
Bellem also created other characters, such as Nick Ransom[4] who appeared a few times in Thrilling Detective, but none proved as successful as Dan Turner. It is claimed that Bellem produced some 3000 short stories in a pulp magazine career lasting less than 30 years.[5] He also wrote at least two novels, of which the best known is Blue Murder (Phoenix Press, 1938).
S.J. Perelman's essay "Somewhere a Roscoe..." contains excerpts from several of the Dan Turner stories, with Perelman's satiric comments.
TV career
[edit]After the demise of the pulps, Bellem switched to writing for television in the 1950s, including a number of scripts for The Lone Ranger, Adventures of Superman, Perry Mason, 77 Sunset Strip, and others.
References
[edit]- ^ Birth date from Social Security Death Index and California Death Index; death date from California Death Index.
- ^ Haining, Peter (2000). The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines. Prion Books. ISBN 978-1-85375-388-6.
- ^ "Dan Turner, Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968)". The Thrilling Detective Web Site. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Nick Ransom Created by Robert Leslie Bellem (1902-1968)". The Thrilling Detective Web Site. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ Bill Pronzini's introduction to the 1987 paperback edition of Bellem's novel Blue Murder, published by Dennins McMillan Publications.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Leslie Bellem.
- Robert Leslie Bellem at IMDb
- Robert Leslie Bellem bibliographies 1-2 at HARD-BOILED site (Comprehensive Bibliographies by Vladimir Matuschenko)
- Robert Leslie Bellem at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
