Detzer, Karl, 1891-1987

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Leland, Michigan, journalist and author.

From the description of Karl William Detzer papers, 1916-1981. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421612

Karl Detzer was born September 4, 1891 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A journalist and free-lance writer, Detzer began his career working for a Fort Wayne newspaper as a reporter and photographer. Following service in World War I, he came to Chicago where wrote advertising copy. He would leave this to write full-time on his own, writing for various pulp magazines, submitting screenplays to Hollywood studios, eventually working as a roving editor for Reader's Digest . He died April 28, 1987 in Leland, Michigan, where some years earlier he had made his home.

From the guide to the Karl Detzer papers, 1916-1981, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

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associatedWith McCall, Almon Watson, 1905-1970. person
associatedWith Milliken family. family
associatedWith Milliken, John. person
associatedWith Milliken, William G., 1922- person
associatedWith Sigler, Kim, b. 1894 person
associatedWith University of Michigan. Dept. of Journalism. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Wagoner, Murray Delos, 1898- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Beaver Island (Mich.)
Frankfort (Mich.)
Garden Island (Charlevoix County, Mich.)
Mexico
Leland (Mich.)
Mexico
Leland (Mich.)
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Publishers and publishing
Authors, American
Authors
Cemeteries
Ferries
Indians of North America
Journalists
Journalists
Motion picture industry
Motion picture industry
Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Television broadcasting
The Reader's Digest
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Birth 1891-09-04

Death 1987-04-28

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