Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:18:53 -0500 From: David Bell <
belldj@muohio.edu> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Les Savage
Jr.
<<does anyone know about a western writer named Les
Savage, Jr?>>
Excellent western writer. Recommended.
First started publishing stories in the pulps in mid-to-late
1940s, moved to paperbacks and hardbacks in the early 1950s.
Died young (age in the mid 30s, I think) from health
complications (heart and diabetes, I think) after pounding
out a bunch of stories and novels.
Most of his novels were expansions of earlier short stories.
Not just padded, but expanded in plot and depth of
character.
According to Jon Tuska, the agent for Savage's work these
days, much of Savage's work was changed by editorial bias in
its first appearances. Savage might include something more
realistic in his stories than what the editors wanted to
include, such as a biracial marriage, and the editors would
have the writer change it.
New editions of Savage's novels are appearing now, from the
writer's original versions, not the printed versions.
Tuska had an interesting article about Savage in a back issue
of Pulp Vault a few years ago, published by Doug Ellis. Check
eBay. Maybe ABE carries fanzines as well, I don't know.
-- Duane
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