1897
Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (died 1985)
Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (died 1985)
Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (died 1985)
Walter B. Gibson
American writer and magician (1897–1985)
- Born
- 1897
Walter Brown Gibson was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow, and as a ghost-writer for many of his friend Harry Houdini's books. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote 282 of the original 325 'The Shadow' novels/novellas during the 1930s/1940s, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age. He authored several novels in the Biff Brewster juvenile series of the 1960s. He was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer, and the couple lived in New York state.