Weiss, George Henry, 1898-1946

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Biographical note: Writer; George Weiss was a poet, writer and novelist. His science fiction stories were published under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in various science fiction magazines. He lived in Tucson from 1928 until 1942. Many of his science fiction stories are set in the Tucson area, and most of them were written in Tucson. He also worked for the Works Project Administration (WPA) Writers Project in the 1930s, gathering histories of Calabasas, Tucson pioneers, and Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties.

From the description of Weiss manuscripts, ca. 1928-1946. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 642202763

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Calabasas (Ariz.)
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Birth 1898

Death 1946

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