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Albert Payson Terhune (December 21, 1872 – February 18, 1942) was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist. He was popular for his novels relating the adventures of his beloved collies and as a breeder of collies at his Sunnybank Kennels, the lines of which still exist in today's
He boxed
Rough Collie
The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie used and bred for herding sheep in Scotland. More recent breeding has focused on the Co ...
s.
Biography
Albert Payson Terhune was born inNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...
to Mary Virginia Hawes
Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes, December 21, 1830 – June 3, 1922), also known by her penname Marion Harland, was an American author who was prolific and bestselling in both fiction and non-fiction genres. Born in Amelia County, Virginia, sh ...
and the Reverend Edward Payson Terhune. His mother was a writer of household management books and pre-Civil War novels under the name Marion Harland. Terhune had four sisters and one brother, though only two of his sisters lived to be adults: Christine Terhune Herrick (1859–1944); and Virginia Terhune Van De Water (1865–1945).
Sunnybank () was originally the family's summer home, with Terhune making it his permanent residence in 1912. He was educated at Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1893. From 1894 to 1916, he worked as a reporter for ''The Evening World
''The Evening World'' was a newspaper that was published in New York City from 1887 to 1931. It was owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and served as an evening edition of the ''New York World.''
History
The first issue was on October 10, 1887. It was publ ...
''.
He boxed exhibition match
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...
es with James J. Corbett
James John "Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated the great John L. Sullivan (hence the " man who beat the man" c ...
, Bob Fitzsimmons and James J. Jeffries.
His Sunnybank Kennels where he bred and raised Rough Collie
The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie used and bred for herding sheep in Scotland. More recent breeding has focused on the Co ...
s were "the most famed collie kennels in the U.S."
"Bert" Terhune was an active member of the Adventurers' Club of New York The Adventurers' Club of New York was an adventure-oriented private men's club founded in New York City in 1912 by Arthur Sullivant Hoffman, editor of the popular pulp magazine ''Adventure''. There were 34 members at the first meeting. In its se ...
.
Terhune was married twice. His first wife, Lorraine Bryson Terhune, died at the age of 23, four days after giving birth to Lorraine Virginia Terhune Stevens (1898–1956) and nine months into the marriage. He later married author and composer Anice Potter Terhune; they never had children. He died on February 18, 1942. He was buried at the Pompton Reformed Church in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,097,Wayne, New Jersey, is maintained as Terhune Memorial Park – Sunnybank. It is open to the public and visitors can visit the graves of many of the dogs mentioned in Terhune's works and view a collection of Terhune's book and dog awards at the Van Riper-Hopper Historic House Museum. Historical and family items from the Terhune home, "The Place," can be found at the
* ''Syria from the Saddle'' (1896)
* ''Columbia Stories'' (1897)
* ''How to Box to Win'' (1900) (written as "Terry McGovern")
* ''Dr. Dale: A Story Without a Moral'' (1900) (with Marion Harland)
* ''The New Mayor'' (1907)
* ''Caleb Conover, Railroader'' (1907)
* ''The World's Great Events'' (1908)
* ''The Fighter'' (1909)
* ''The Return of Peter Grimm'' (1912, novelization of the play by David Belasco)
* ''The Woman'' (1912)
*
Famous American Indians
' (1912) * ''Around the World in Thirty Days'' (1914) * ''Dad'' (1914) (with
Albert Payson Terhune Correspondence Collection
at Central Connecticut State University
at Wayne Township, NJ * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terhune, Albert Payson 19th-century American novelists 20th-century American novelists American male novelists People from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Novelists from New Jersey Columbia University alumni 1872 births 1942 deaths American male short story writers 19th-century American short story writers 19th-century American male writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers
Pompton Lakes Historical Museum Pompton may refer to the following in the U.S. state of New Jersey:
People
* Pompton people, an historical Native American tribe
Places
* Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, a borough in Passaic County
* Pompton Plains, New Jersey, a census-designated pla ...
and the Van Riper–Hopper House Museum in Wayne, New Jersey. Albert Payson Terhune Elementary School, one of nine elementary schools in Wayne, New Jersey, is named in honor of the author. Their mascot is the collie dog. Pequannock Township, adjacent to Wayne, has a Payson Road, Terhune Ave and a Ladd Street named after him and his Canine character.
The Albert Payson Terhune Foundation was established in 1965 in New Jersey. The foundation does not maintain a website. It gives grants to organizations working with children, schools, and domesticated animals.
As a tribute to Terhune, the dog in Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
's '' A Boy and His Dog'', as well as the later 1975 film, calls his master Albert.
Writing
Albert Payson Terhune first published short stories about his collie Lad, titled ''Lad Stories'', in various general-interest magazines, including '' Red Book'', ''Saturday Evening Post
''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...
'', ''Ladies' Home Journal
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'', ''Hartford Courant
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'', and the ''Atlantic Monthly
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It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...
''. The first of his novels about his dogs, '' Lad: A Dog'', collected a dozen stories of his collie Lad in novel form. ''Lad'' was followed by over 30 additional dog-focused novels, including two additional books about Lad. Published in 1919, the novel was a best seller in both the adult and young adult markets and has been reprinted over 80 times. It was adapted into a feature film in 1962. Terhune is now often criticized for his starkly racist depictions of the minorities, hill people and so-called "half-breeds" that peopled parts of northern New Jersey less idealized than Sunnybank.
List of works
* ''Syria from the Saddle'' (1896)
* ''Columbia Stories'' (1897)
* ''How to Box to Win'' (1900) (written as "Terry McGovern")
* ''Dr. Dale: A Story Without a Moral'' (1900) (with Marion Harland)
* ''The New Mayor'' (1907)
* ''Caleb Conover, Railroader'' (1907)
* ''The World's Great Events'' (1908)
* ''The Fighter'' (1909)
* ''The Return of Peter Grimm'' (1912, novelization of the play by David Belasco)
* ''The Woman'' (1912)
* Famous American Indians
' (1912) * ''Around the World in Thirty Days'' (1914) * ''Dad'' (1914) (with
Sinclair Lewis
Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was ...
)
* ''The Story of Damon and Pythias'' (1915)
* '' The Red Circle'' novelization (1915)
* ''Superwomen'' (1916) republished as ''Famous Hussies of History'' (1943)
* ''Dollars and Cents'' (1917)
* ''The Years of the Locust'' (1917)
* ''Fortune'' (1918)
* ''Wonder Women In History'' (1918)
* '' Lad: A Dog'' (1919)
* ''Bruce'' (1920)
* ''Buff: A Collie'' (1921)
* ''The Man in the Dark'' (1921)
* ''His Dog'' (1922)
* ''Black Gold'' (1922)
* ''Black Caesar's Clan'' (1922)
* '' Further Adventures of Lad'' (1922) republished as ''Dog Stories Every Child Should Know'' (1941)
* ''The Pest'' (1923)
* ''Lochinvar Luck'' (1923)
* ''The Amateur Inn'' (1923)
* ''Grudge Mountain'' (1923) republished as ''Dog of the High Sierras'' (Grosset & Dunlap)
* ''Treve'' (1924)
* ''The Tiger's Claw'' (1924)
* ''The Heart of a Dog'' (1924)
* ''Now That I'm Fifty'' (1924)
* ''The Runaway Bag'' (1925)
* ''Wolf'' (1925)
* ''Najib'' (1925)
* ''Treasure'' (1926) republished as ''The Faith of a Collie'' (1949)
* ''My Friend the Dog'' (1926)
* ''Gray Dawn'' (1927)
* ''The Luck of the Laird'' (1927) republished as ''A Highland Collie'' (1950)
* ''Bumps'' (1927)
* ''Blundell's Last Guest'' (1927)
* ''Water!'' (1928)
* ''Black Wings'' (1928)
* ''Loot'' (1928) republished as ''Collie to the Rescue'' (1940)
* ''The Secret of Sea-Dream House'' (1929)
* ''Lad of Sunnybank'' (1929)
* ''To the Best of My Memory'' (1930)
* ''Diana Thorne's Dog Basket: A Series of Etchings'' (1930)
* ''Proving Nothing'' (1930)
* ''A Dog Named Chips'' (1931)
* ''The Son of God'' (1932)
* ''The Dog Book'' (1932)
* ''The Way of a Dog'' (1932)
* ''Letters of Marque'' (1934)
* ''The Book of Sunnybank'' (1934) republished as ''Sunnybank: Home of Lad'' (1953)
* ''Real Tales of Real Dogs'' (1935)
* ''True Dog Stories'' (1936)
* ''The Critter and Other Dogs'' (1936)
* ''Unseen!'' (1937)
* ''The Terhune Omnibus'' (1937) republished as ''The Best-Loved Dog Stories of Albert Payson Terhune'' (1954)
* ''A Book of Famous Dogs'' (1937) republished as ''Famous Dog Stories Every Child Should Know '' (1937)
* ''Grudge Mountain'' (1939) republished as ''Dog of the High Sierras'' (1951)
* ''Dogs'' (1940)
* ''Loot!'' (1940) republished as ''Collie to the Rescue'' (1952)
* ''Across the Line'' (1945) (with notes and commentary by Anice Terhune)
* ''Wallace: Glasgow's Immortal Fire Dog'' (1961)
* ''Great Dog Stories'' (1994) five stories from ''The Heart of a Dog'' and five stories from ''My Friend the Dog''
In popular culture
* Terhune was mentioned twice in Charles M. Schulz's ''Lil' Folks Lil or LIL may refer to:
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'' and once in ''Peanuts
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''
* Terhune is mentioned Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...
's '' This Immortal''.
* "Albert" is used by Blood, a telepathic dog, to mock his young adult companion Vic in the film '' A Boy and His Dog''. It remains unexplained why Blood says it in the film itself, though it was elaborated on by Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
, author of the story the movie is based on, that it's in reference to Terhune.
* The young protagonist of Edward Bunker's semi-autobiographical novel about troubled youth, ''Little Boy Blue
"Little Boy Blue" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11318.
Lyrics
A common version of the rhyme is:
Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow,
The cow's in the corn.
Where is ...
'', mentions more than once that he enjoys reading books about Collie dogs written by Albert Payson Terhune. See chapters 6 and 8.
* Terhune is mentioned in the first chapter of Andy Rooney
Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program ''60 Minutes'' from 1978 to 2011 ...
's book ''My War'', 1997 (ISBN 0-517-17986-5) with: "I couldn’t have been more surprised, as my friend Charlie Slocum used to say, if I'd seen Albert Payson Terhune kick a collie."
References
Further reading
* * * * *External links
* * * * *Albert Payson Terhune Correspondence Collection
at Central Connecticut State University
at Wayne Township, NJ * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terhune, Albert Payson 19th-century American novelists 20th-century American novelists American male novelists People from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Novelists from New Jersey Columbia University alumni 1872 births 1942 deaths American male short story writers 19th-century American short story writers 19th-century American male writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers