Johnston McCulley

Johnston McCulley

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1883-02-02
Deathday: 1958-11-23 (75 years old)

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Biography

John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels and numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, McCulley graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1901. He started as a police reporter for The Police Gazette and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. An amateur history buff, he went on to a career in pulp magazines and screenplays, often using a Southern California backdrop for his stories.

Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms Harrington Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, and John Mack Stone, among others.

Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's characters—The Green Ghost, The Thunderbolt, and The Crimson Clown—were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day.

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Filmography

all 40

Movies 35

Writer 31

TV Shows 5

Creator 2

Ratings

Average 4.92
Based on 340 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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2009
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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1883-02-02

Deathday
1958-11-23 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Ottawa, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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