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Noel Everingham Sainsbury, Jr. (June 11, 1884-1955) was an author of various children's adventure and mystery novels during the late 1920s and the 1930s.
Noel Sainsbury, Jr. | |
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| Born | June 11, 1884 New York City, New York |
| Died | July 1, 1955 (aged 71) Lake Worth Beach, Florida |
| Pen name | Charles Lawton |
| Occupation | Writer (novelist) |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Juvenile fiction |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Slade (div.) Dorothy Wayne Illick (m. 1926) |
| Children | 2 |
He served as a naval aviator during World War I and retained active connections with the naval reserve. He served in the Navy during World War II and retired with the rank of lieutenant commander.
Educated as an engineer, Sainsbury began writing juvenile fiction in the late 1920s, producing the Great Ace and Bill Bolton, Naval Aviator series under his own name and contributing to the Dorothy Dixon and Malay Jungle series under various pseudonyms, including under the maiden name of his second wife. He also wrote some sports-themed juvenile books, including Gridiron Grit and The Fighting Five, as a part of his Champion Sport Stories series.[1]
Sainsbury married twice, first Elizabeth (Bessie) Slade from whom he divorced, and then in 1926 Dorothy Wayne Illick. He had a child by each wife.
Works edit
- Billy Smith, Exploring Ace, (1928)
- Billy Smith, Secret Service Ace, (1932)
- Billy Smith, Mystery Ace, (1932)
- Billy Smith, Trail Eater Ace, (1933)
- Billy Bolton and the Flying Fish, (1933)
- Billy Smith, Shanghaied Ace, (1934)
- The Fighting Five, (1934)
- Cracker Stanton, (1934)
- Gridiron Grit, (1934)
As Charles Lawton edit
- Jungle Menace, (1937)
- Ros Hackney, Halfback, (1937)
- Home Run Hennessey, (1940)
- Winning Forward Pass, (1940)
- Touchdown To Victory, (1942)
Source: [2]
References edit
- ^ Erisman, Fred (2006). Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Texas Christian University Press. ISBN 978-0875653303.
External links edit
- Works by Noel Everingham Sainsbury at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Noel Jr. Sainsbury at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by Noel Everingham Sainsbury at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about Noel Everingham Sainsbury at Internet Archive
