Charles Spain Verral
Charles Spain Verral (November 7, 1904 – April 1, 1990) was a writer and illustrator born in Ontario, Canada. He wrote Street & Smith's Bill Barnes pulp series novels, among others. Among the most widely read of his books are the Brains Benton Mysteries, a six-book series published from 1959 to 1961.
Also recorded as George Wyatt.
Charles Spain Verral
- Born
- 1904. · Ontario.
- Died
- 1990.
- Occupation
- writer and illustrator.
- Fields
- literature, literary activity, book illustration and children's and young adult literature.
- Languages
- English.
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Some of Verral's Other Works
He also published many other children's works, including Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Popeye.
• Captain of the Ice, 1955 • Annie Oakley Sharpshooter, 1956 • Lassie and the Daring Rescue, 1956 • Rin Tin Tin and the Outlaw, 1957 • The Lone Ranger and Tonto, 1957 • Rin Tin Tin and the Hidden Treasure, 1958 • Lassie and Her Day in the Sun, 1958 • JETS, 1971 • Babe Ruth, Sultan of Swat, 1976 • Popeye Climbs a Mountain, 1980 • Popeye and the Haunted House, 1980 • Popeye Goes Fishing, 1983
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