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Leon Odell Griffith Sr. (1921–1984) was a journalist, publicist, publisher, and author in Florida. He wrote books about John Holliday Perry Sr. and Ed Ball as well as three novels.
Born in Crestview, Florida, he grew up in Bagdad, Florida.1
He served in the Marines during World War II. He worked for the Pensacola News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and Florida Times-Union. He publised a political newsletter called The West Florida Official1 that included poetry, political commentary, and history.2
He lived in Milton, Florida in 1948.3
His novel A Long Time Since Morning is set in a North Florida town.4
His wife Mary C. Griffith wrote the biographical anthology Pensacola Women published in 1978.1
He is buried at Barrancas National Cemetery.5
Writings
Non-fiction
- John H. Perry, Florida Press Lord Trend Publications, Tampa (1974)1
- Ed Ball, Confusion to the Enemy Trend Publications (1975)1
Novels
- A Long Time Since Morning Random House (1954)
- A Seed in the Windm Random House (1960)
- The Sand in the Wind6
Articles
- "Back Home in Dixie: A Southern White Veteran Comes Home to Get a New View on Race Prejudice" published in the Negro Digest (1946)1
References
References
- McCarthy, Kevin M. (July 14, 1992). The Book Lover's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 978-1-56164-012-6 – via Google Books.
- "Newspaperman, publicist and novelist Leon Odell Griffith, Sr. has... - UPI Archives". UPI.
- "The Seminole". 1948.
- Kister, Kenneth F. (July 14, 2007). Florida on the Boil: Recommended Novels and Short-story Collections Set in the Sunshine State. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4257-1726-1 – via Google Books.
- "Odell Griffith | BagdadLiving | Village of Bagdad". BagdadLiving.
- "The Book Buyer's Guide". July 14, 1960 – via Google Books.
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