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Paul I. Wellman
Paul Iselin Wellman (October 15, 1895 - September 17, 1966) was an American journalist, popular history and novel writer, and screenwriter, known for his books of the Wild West: Kansas, Oklahoma, G...view morePaul Iselin Wellman (October 15, 1895 - September 17, 1966) was an American journalist, popular history and novel writer, and screenwriter, known for his books of the Wild West: Kansas, Oklahoma, Great Plains.
He was born in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Frederick Creighton Wellman and Lydia Jeanette Isely. At six months, his parents moved to Angola to become medical missionaries, and Wellman mastered the language of the Bantu of the Umbundu tribe, helping his father translate songs and sermons. In 1903, he was sent to live with his grandparents in Brown County, Kansas, and, following his parents’ divorce, moved to Cimarron in 1909 with his mother.
In 1911, aged 16, he moved to Wichita to finish high school and then attended Fairmount College (now Wichita State University), graduating in 1918. He then worked as reporter, writer, and editor for various Wichita newspapers (1919-1936) and the Kansas City Star (1936-1944) before becoming a screenwriter for Warner Brothers and MGM (1944-1946).
He also wrote histories of the Wild West and many historical novels, including The Iron Mistress (1951) and The Fiery Flower (1959). Between 1934 and 1966, he published 31 books—almost one per year. The Hollywood movies Cheyenne, The Walls of Jericho, Jubal, Apache, The Comancheros, and The Iron Mistress are all based on his novels.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1966. He died there of stomach cancer the same year, aged 70.view less
Books by Paul I. Wellman
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