In 1959, he moved to Hollywood and began writing and editing screenplays and scripts for television shows. His most successful stories were a series of mystery books called The Three Investigators. His stories were published in, among other magazines, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mercury Mystery, Amazing Stories, Argosy All-Story Weekly, Black Mask, Collier's, Detective Fiction Weekly, Detective Tales, Double Detective, The Illustrated Detective Magazine, The Phantom Detective, The Shadow, Startling Stories, Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine, Thrilling Detective, Unknown Worlds and Wonder Stories.Īdditionally, Arthur wrote a number of mystery novels for children and young adults. Professional career Īfter graduating, he worked as an editor and later returned to the University of Michigan where he completed his M.A. in English in 1930.Īrthur died at the age of fifty-nine in Philadelphia, on May 2, 1969. After two years, he transferred to the University of Michigan, where he graduated from with a B.A. Īlthough he was accepted to West Point Arthur decided not to pursue a military career like his father and instead in 1926 enrolled at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia. Arthur spent his childhood moving from place to place, wherever his father was stationed. Biography Personal life Īrthur was born on November 10, 1909, in Fort Mills, Corregidor Island in the Philippines while his father, Robert Arthur Sr., was stationed there as a lieutenant in the United States Army. He also adapted at least one story, and had several of his own adapted by others, for Alfred Hitchcock's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. įor his radio work, Arthur-together with writing partner David Kogan-was honored with three Edgar Awards by the Mystery Writers of America. (Novem– May 2, 1969) was a writer and editor of crime fiction and speculative fiction known for his work with The Mysterious Traveler radio series and for writing The Three Investigators, a series of young adult novels. To the handful of collectors who must have every title in every format, a White-Cover Windward purchased for $20.00 or $25.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesĬrime fiction, speculative fiction, mystery fictionĪrthur's novelette "The Mirror of Cagliostro " was the cover story for the June 1963 issue of Fantastic Stories, illustrated by Lee Brown Coye Arthur as pictured in Wonder Stories in 1931 Why? Because most fans/collectors just want one copy of each title and both "Terror Castle" and "Stuttering Parrot" are quite plentiful in other formats at a very low cost. On the surface it would seem that the Windward White-Cover books would also be the most expensive Three Investigators books to purchase but this is NOT the case. For example, the two titles which appeared as Windward Silverback books ("Terror Castle" and "Stuttering Parrot") are scarce but the Windward White-Cover books are perhaps the rarest of any Three Investigators books. I do not consider any particular Three Investigators title to be rare but there are some formats of particular titles that I would classify as rare. And simply because an item is "rare" does not necessarily mean that it is priceless or worth a great deal monetarily. I believe the word "rare" is often overused by people selling Three Investigators books. There are several things in the world of Three Investigators collecting which can be considered unusual and perhaps even rare.
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