Desmond Robert Dunn Explained

Desmond Robert Dunn (6 November 1929 – 5 May 2003) was an Australian author of crime fiction and western fiction.[1]

Background

Dunn was born Robert Desmond Dunn in Mackay, Queensland,[2] but was known as Desmond Robert Dunn or Des Dunn. He was educated at St Joseph's Nudgee College in Queensland.

Dunn wrote fiction paperback novellas published by Cleveland Publishing from 1955 until 1989.[3] He wrote four crime titles as Des R. Dunn in the mid-1950s.[4] Dunn is also believed to have written up to 80 of the 290-300 titles of the well-known Larry Kent detective series.[5]

Dunn is best known for his western novellas published under several pseudonyms. Dunn's pseudonyms included: Shad Denver, Gunn Halliday, Adam Brady, Brett Iverson, Matt Cregan, Sheldon B. Cole, Walt Renwick and Morgan Culp.[6] He is known to have written over 500 titles using these pseudonyms. [7] The great majority of Dunn's titles were 40,000 words long. Over a 34 year writing career it is estimated that he wrote between 24 and 30 million words; most of which was published.

Dunn married and divorced twice and had three children. Dunn died in Brisbane, Queensland aged 73.

Bibliography

Dunn's publications under his name include:

Dunn's publications as Shad Denver include:

Dunn's publications as Gunn Halliday include:

Dunn's publications as Adam Brady include:

Dunn's publications as Brett Iverson include:

Dunn's publications as Matt Cregan include:

Dunn's publications as Sheldon B. Cole include:

Dunn's publications as Walt Renwick include:

Dunn's publications as Morgan Culp include:

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Bibliography of Australian Literature: A-E. Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2001. 1875606904. Arnold. John. Kew, Victoria, Australia. 498–509. Hay. John.
  2. News: Words are cheap - even after you've punched out 30 million. Petersen. Don. 21 March 1989. The Courier Mail. 9.
  3. Book: Paper Empires:A History of the Book in Australia 1946-2005. University of Queensland Press. 2006. 0702235598. Sheahan-Bright. Robyn. St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. 418. Munro. Craig.
  4. Book: Flanagan, Graeme. Australian Vintage Paperback Guide. Gryphon Books. 1994. 9780936071411. New York, USA. 157.
  5. Web site: Works by Larry Kent. The University of Queensland. 16 January 2018.
  6. Book: Flanagan, Graeme. Australian Vintage Paperback Guide. Gryphon Books. 1994. 9780936071411. New York, USA. 161–162.
  7. Web site: 10 July 2020. Cleveland Western Covers. The Collecting Bug.
  8. Book: WorldCat. Farewell to Peril. 16 January 2018. 221142247 .
  9. Book: WorldCat. Go Lightly, Stranger. 16 January 2018. 222129947 .
  10. Book: WorldCat. Night Crime. 16 January 2018. 852134629 .