William R. Cox

William Robert Cox (March 14, 1901 – July 7, 1988) was an American writer. He was a prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets. He wrote under at least six pseudonyms: Willard d'Arcy, Mike Frederic, John Parkhill, Joel Reeve, Roger G. Spellman and Jonas Ward.¹

He was born in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey.² According to his widow, Casey Collins Cox, he was writing his 81st novel, Cemetery Jones and the Tombstone Wars on the day of his death at age 87 in 1988.³

References

James L. Traylor (1991). "Cox, William R.". In Lesley Henderson (ed.). Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers. St. James Press. pp. 247–50. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5. Traylor attributes one story to Cox (writing "as Wayne Robbins") - 'The Thing in Search of a Body', in Dime Mystery - without explanation. It seems simpler to attribute that to Wayne Robbins.
Guide to the William R. Cox Papers , University of Oregon. Accessed December 14, 2007.
Armchair Detective, winter 1989, Vol. 22, No. 1

External links

[Henderson1991-1] James L. Traylor (1991). "Cox, William R.". In Lesley Henderson (ed.). Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers. St. James Press. pp. 247–50. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5. Traylor attributes one story to Cox (writing "as Wayne Robbins") - 'The Thing in Search of a Body', in Dime Mystery - without explanation. It seems simpler to attribute that to Wayne Robbins.

[2] Guide to the William R. Cox Papers , University of Oregon. Accessed December 14, 2007.

[3] Armchair Detective, winter 1989, Vol. 22, No. 1

1

2

3