Haycox, Ernest, 1899-1950

Ernest Haycox was born in a suburb of Portland, Oregon on October 1, 1899. Haycox was educated at Reed College and the University of Oregon, where he graduated in 1923 with a Journalism degree. His career began while a college student with the publication of some of his short stories. His first publication credits came from the pulp magazines and he later broke into the "slicks" such as Collier's and the Saturday evening post, at which point his popularity soared. His stories remained regular features, in serialized form, throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Haycox had a parallel career as a novelist. His first book, Free grass, was published in 1929 and was followed by another almost every year until his death in 1950. A final book, The Adventurers, was published posthumously in 1955. His name is synonymous with the Western genre.

From the description of Ernest Haycox papers, 1922-1974. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51986735

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