Fulton Oursler
Description
Charles Fulton Oursler (born in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American journalist, playwright, editor and writer. Writing as Anthony Abbot, he was a notable author of mysteries and detective fiction. He freelanced for a variety of publications early on. His short stories appeared in The Black Cat, Detective Story Magazine, The Thrill Book, and especially Mystery Magazine. He was Supervising Editor of the various magazines and newspapers published by Bernarr Macfadden from 1921-41. In 1944, he became a senior editor for Reader's Digest (where his son Oursler Jr. eventually became managing editor) Source: Wikipedia
Books
The greatest faith ever known
The story of the men who first spread the religion of Jesus and of the momentous times in which they lived.
Father Flanagan of Boys Town
ABOUt Edward Joseph Flanagan, 1886-1948, of Boys Town, Nebraska.
The true story of Bernarr Macfadden
This is a puff-piece biography of body-builder-turned publisher MacFadden by his right-hand man, Fulton Oursler, senior editor of many of his publications. At the time, the millionaire MacFadden had political aspirations, which started with his Physical Culture magazine campaigns for health education and against censorship (brought on by reactions to the figure studies in his magazine). That magazine became the first in an empire, among them the genre-pioneer "True Story" and "Liberty." The classic crime-and-sex-filled tabloid "New York Evening Graphic" was also his, but Oursler still emphasizes MacFadden as health-obsessed idealist.
The world's delight
"A novel based upon the life of ... Adah Menken" [Brisbane Courier, 20 Sep. 1930]