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.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 35
Writer 31
TV Shows 5
Creator 2
Zorro (2009)
Zorro: La espada y la rosa (2007)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
The Amazing Zorro (2002)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)
Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
Zorro (1957)
The Black Pirates (1954)
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Don Ricardo Returns (1946)
South of the Rio Grande (1945)
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Raiders of the Border (1944)
Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943)
Overland Mail (1942)
Doomed Caravan (1941)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
The Red Rope (1937)
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937)
The Trusted Outlaw (1937)
The Bold Caballero (1936)
The Outlaw Deputy (1935)
Black Jack (1927)
The Ice Flood (1926)
Ride for Your Life (1924)
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
The Kiss (1921)
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)
Zorro
Django/Zorro
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GenderMale
Birthday1883-02-02
Deathday1958-11-23 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceOttawa, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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