Harold L. Goodwin Explained
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 books, mostly about space exploration, as Harold L. Goodwin, "Hal Goodwin" and "Harold Leland Goodwin". He also wrote children's books as Blake Savage (Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet) and John Blaine (the Rick Brant series).[1] 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 (1795) in the war for Hawaiian unification.
He had three sons from two different marriages; Alan, Chris and Derek.[2] He died from cardiac arrest.[3] [4]
References
- Web site: Spindrift Island. April 15, 2009. January 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20090415175940/http://rickbrant.com/. April 15, 2009.
- "The Flying Stingaree" is dedicated "To my sons, Chris and Derek, who have watched the stingarees from the sun deck of the cruising houseboat Spindrift".
- News: Harold Leland Goodwin, Author, 75. Ap. The New York Times. February 23, 1990. January 28, 2019.
- News: SCIENCE AUTHOR HAROLD GOODWIN DIES AT AGE 75 . 1990-02-21 . J.Y. Smith . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
External links
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- (under 'Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland), 1914–' without '1990', previous page of browse report)
- John Blaine at LC Authorities, with 23 records, and at WorldCat – joint pseudonym "later used solely by Harold Leland Goodwin"
