Harold Leland Goodwin (November 20, 1914 – February 18, 1990) was an American writer.
Biography and writing career
Known to his friends as Hal Goodwin, Goodwin wrote
popular science
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books, mostly about
space exploration
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, as Harold L. Goodwin, "Hal Goodwin" and "Harold Leland Goodwin". He also wrote
children's books
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as Blake Savage (''
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet
''Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet'' is a young adult science fiction novel written by Harold L. Goodwin under the pseudonym Blake Savage. The novel was originally published by Whitman in hardcover in 1952 and reprinted in the United Kingdom l ...
'') and John Blaine (the ''
Rick Brant
Rick Brant is a series of science-themed adventure and mystery novels following the eponymous character. There are 24 books, all credited to John Blaine, a pseudonym for Harold L. Goodwin and, for the first three books, co-author Peter J. Hark ...
'' series). In the latter case, he co-wrote (with Peter J. Harkins) the first three books in the series and wrote books 4 through 24 by himself.
In 1947, he wrote ''The Feathered Cape'', a boy's adventure novel set in Hawaii. It was based on events leading up to the
Battle of the Nu'uanu Valley
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(1795) in the war for Hawaiian unification.
He had three sons from two different marriages; Alan, Chris and Derek. He died from cardiac arrest.
References
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Interview with Goodwin* (under 'Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland), 1914–' without '1990', previous page of browse report)
John Blaineat LC Authorities, with 23 records, an
at WorldCat– joint pseudonym "later used solely by Harold Leland Goodwin"
1914 births
1990 deaths
American science fiction writers
American children's writers
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American male writers
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