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At their annual awards banquet last week the Mystery Writers of America bestowed busts of Edgar Allan Poe (known to writers as ]Edgars' and to publishers' cliche experts as 'much-coveted Edgars') upon the authors of the following 1952 books The other Edgars (to 'The Mysterious Traveler' in radio, to
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At their annual awards banquet last week the Mystery Writers of America bestowed busts of Edgar Allan Poe (known to writers as 'Edgars' and to publishers' cliche experts as 'much-coveted Edgars') upon the authors of the following 1952 books The other Edgars (to 'The Mysterious Traveler' in radio, to
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Arthur (Nov. 10, 1909 - May 2, 1969), whose credits include co-creation of the radio program The Mysterious Traveler; and editing or ghost-editing various Alfred Hitchcock short story anthologies, wrote 10 books in the series before his death; including the first Three Investigators book I read, in
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Even the title of the opening episode (Dead Man's Hand) feels straight out of junior mystery literature. It could have been a Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew title, or better yet Robert Arthur Jnr's The Three Investigators, which, of the three franchises, was always the one that felt most enmeshed in the
902:(May 5, 1951), p. 6. "Mystery Writers of America have cited two Mutual network mystery dramas and their producer-directors for 'outstanding achievement.' Shows are 'Murder by Experts' and 'Mysterious Traveler,' both produced and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan." 1270: 1089:'Dragnet' in TV and to 'Five Fingers' in films) lie outside the scope of this department, but I must observe that in the last eight years of M.W.A. awards, I can't recall a more completely unarguable batch of winning books. 861:'Dragnet' in TV and to 'Five Fingers' in films) lie outside the scope of this department, but I must observe that in the last eight years of M.W.A. awards, I can't recall a more completely unarguable batch of winning books. 51: 896: 1275: 1260: 438:—and once, regarding his work on both of the aforementioned shows, in 1951 for "outstanding achievement in producing, directing and writing radio mystery shows." 1245: 1280: 1215: 293: 1255: 401:
Additionally, Arthur wrote a number of mystery novels for children and young adults. His most successful stories were a series of mystery books called
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Keating, Patrick (July 7, 2010). "'Red Gate Rover, come over, come over.' 'Three Investigators' mystery series finally make it to film".
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Arthur decided not to pursue a military career like his father and instead in 1926 enrolled at
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Arthur's novelette "The Mirror of Cagliostro " was the cover story for the June 1963 issue of
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For his radio work, Arthur—together with writing partner David Kogan—was honored with three
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Arthur, along with his writing partner David Kogan, was honored three times by the
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Idato, Michael (January 8, 2023). "New flesh on solid mystery bones: Couch life".
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Three Investigator novels numbered 10 and 12 to 43 were written by other authors.
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and later returned to the University of Michigan where he completed his M.A. in
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while his father, Robert Arthur Sr., was stationed there as a lieutenant in the
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Television Drama Series Programming : A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1982-1984
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and began writing and editing screenplays and scripts for television shows.
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University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories That My Mother Never Told Me
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for his radio work: twice for "best radio drama"—in 1950 for
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Boucher, Anthony (April 23, 1953). "Criminals at Large".
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Boucher, Anthony (April 23, 1953). "Criminals at Large".
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His stories were published in, among other magazines,
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories That Scared Even Me
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories Not for the Nervous
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories for Late at Night
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Short story collections edited by Robert Arthur Jr.
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After two years, he transferred to the 225:Arthur was born on November 10, 1909, in 713:(1955) (episode: "The Babylonian Heart") 263:Arthur died at the age of fifty-nine in 739: 1135:, with 125 library catalog records 1105:Biography by daughter Elizabeth Arthur 55:Robert Arthur Jr. at work during 1950. 1261:Hampton High School (Virginia) alumni 1143:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 512:The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure 7: 1246:Burials at West Laurel Hill Cemetery 688:Alfred Hitchcock's Daring Detectives 487:The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot 287:Writing for fiction magazines and TV 1281:20th-century American screenwriters 877:"Don Tranter's Comment on RADIO—TV" 600:Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful 496:The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy 1216:20th-century American male writers 606:Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery 546:The Mystery of the Screaming Clock 352:The Illustrated Detective Magazine 275:After graduating, he worked as an 191:, a series of young adult novels. 25: 1256:American male short story writers 640:Alfred Hitchcock's Sinister Spies 628:Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 616:The Mystery of the Sinister Theft 1164: 554:The Mystery of the Talking Skull 537:The Mystery of the Silver Spider 49: 1211:20th-century American novelists 1037:www.threeinvestigatorsbooks.com 754:. 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Robert Arthur, Jr.
Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur Jr. at work during 1950.
Corregidor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Michigan
Crime fiction
speculative fiction
mystery fiction

Fantastic Stories
Lee Brown Coye

Wonder Stories
crime fiction
speculative fiction
The Mysterious Traveler
The Three Investigators
Edgar Awards
Mystery Writers of America
Alfred Hitchcock's
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fort Mills
Corregidor Island
Philippines
United States Army
West Point
William and Mary College
Williamsburg, Virginia
University of Michigan

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