Ballard, Todhunter, 1903-1980
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Ballard, Todhunter, 1903-1980
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Ballard, Todhunter, 1903-
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Ballard, Todhunter, 1903-
Ballard, Willis Todhunter, 1903-
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Ballard, Willis Todhunter, 1903-
Ballard, Willis Todhunter, 1903-1980
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Ballard, Todhunter
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Hunter, John 1903-1980
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Hunter, John 1903-1980
D'Allard, Hunter 1903-1980
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D'Allard, Hunter 1903-1980
Ballard Willis Todhunter
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Ballard, W. T.
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Ballard, W. T.
Fox, Brian 1903-1980
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Fox, Brian 1903-1980
Reno Clint
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Carter, Nick.
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Ballard, P. D. 1903-1980
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Ballard, P. D. 1903-1980
Bowie, Sam
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Bowie, Sam
Carter Nick 1903-1980
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Carter Nick 1903-1980
Slade, Jack 1903-1980
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Slade, Jack 1903-1980
Hunter, George 1903-1980
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Hunter, George 1903-1980
Hunter George
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Hunter George
Ballard, P. D.
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Ballard, P. D.
Bonner, Parker 1903-1980
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Bonner, Parker 1903-1980
Hunter, John A. 1903-1980
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Hunter, John A. 1903-1980
MacNeil, Neil 1903-1980
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MacNeil, Neil 1903-1980
Ballard, W.T. 1903-1980 (Willis Todhunter),
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Ballard, W.T. 1903-1980 (Willis Todhunter),
Slade, Jack
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Slade, Jack
Agar Brian
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Agar Brian
Turner, Clay
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Turner, Clay
Fox, Brian
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Fox, Brian
Turner, Clay 1903-1980
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Turner, Clay 1903-1980
Hunt, Harrison 1903-1980
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Hunt, Harrison 1903-1980
D'Allard, Hunter
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D'Allard, Hunter
Danford, Logan N.
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Danford, Logan N.
Shepherd, John.
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Shepherd, John.
Shepherd, John 1903-1980
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Shepherd, John 1903-1980
Bowie, Sam 1903-1980
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Bowie, Sam 1903-1980
Grange, John
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Grange, John
Ballard, W. T. 1903-1980
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Ballard, W. T. 1903-1980
Reno, Clint 1903-1980
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Reno, Clint 1903-1980
Danford Logan N. 1903-1980
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Danford Logan N. 1903-1980
Hunt, Harrison
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Hunt, Harrison
Bonner, Parker
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Bonner, Parker
Kilgore, Willard.
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Kilgore, Willard.
Hunter, John, 1903-
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Hunter, John, 1903-
MacNeil, Neil.
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Agar, Brian 1903-1980
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Agar, Brian 1903-1980
Bruce Walt
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Willis Todhunter Ballard was born on December 13, 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio in 1926. Following graduation he began working for his father's company, F.W. Ballard Company, as an engineer constructing power plants and transmission lines. His transition to a career as a professional writer began with the editorship of an electrical trade magazine. His first published story, "Gambler's luck," appeared in Brief stories in 1927. Ballard was a prolific writer and wrote over a thousand stories for magazines such as Saturday evening post, Collier's, Argosy, McCall's, Esquire, and Liberty. He also wrote stories for pulp magazines. Ballard wrote about fifty television and movie scripts, including The outcast for Republic Pictures. His television series included Cowboy G-Men, Death Valley days, Shotgun Slade, Shannon, and Alias Smith and Jones. Ballard's main writing interests were in the mystery and western genres. He wrote over seventy books under pseudonyms Brian Agar, P.D. Ballard, Todhunter Ballard, W.T. Ballard, Parker Bonner, Hunter D'Allard, Harrison Hunt, Tod Hunt, John Hunter, Neil MacNeil, John Shepherd, and others. Ballard was an active member of the Western Writers of America and won their "Spur Award" in 1965 for Gold in California as "best historical novel." Ballard died on December 27, 1980 in Mount Dora, Florida at the age of 77.
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Authors, American
American fiction
Detective and mystery stories, American
Pulp literature
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Western stories
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