Cunningham, Albert Benjamin, 1888-1962

Born in 1888 in West Virginia, Albert B. Cunningham was a veteran of World War I and a Methodist circuit rider. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1929 and came to Texas Tech University where he taught English for 20 years. Cunningham completed 42 novels and numerous short stories prior to his death in 1962. Many of these were mysteries written under the pseudonyms Garth Hale or Estil Dale.

Author, educator. Born in Linden, West Virginia, in 1888, Cunningham married Jean Gregory in 1912. Awarded Ph. D. in 1926 by New York University. Began his career as a Methodist minister, then taught psychology and sociology at various colleges and universities before coming to Texas Technological College to teach literature (1929-1945). The author of forty-two novels and mysteries, he published works under his own name and under the pseudonyms of Garth Hale and Estil Dale. His works, many of which were translated for European and Latin American audiences, include "The Manse at Barren Rocks" (1917), "The Chronicle of an Old Town" (1919), "Death Rides a Sorrell Horse" (1946), "Death of a Bullionaire" (1947, set in Lubbock Texas), "The Victory of Paul Kent" (1948), and "The Everlasting Arms" (1953). Died in 1962 in Lubbock, Texas.