Georges Surdez
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Georges Arthur Surdez (1900–1949) was a writer of adventure stories.[1] He was born in Bienne, Switzerland, of French descent. He first visited America at the age of thirteen, and went to school in New York.[2] He invented the term "Russian Roulette" in a story of the same name published in Collier's magazine.[3]
He was a regular contributor to Adventure, with over 100 stories appearing. [4] [5]
His short story A Game in the Bush was filmed as South Sea Love in 1927.[3] His novel "The Demon Caravan" was filmed as Desert Legion starring Alan Ladd.[1]
He married an older schoolteacher, Edith McKenna, in 1922.[3] They divorced after she left him for another man in 1943.[3]
Works
Novels
- Swords of the Soudan, 1923.[3]
- The Demon Caravan, 1927
- They March from Yesterday (1 March 1930, published by Adventure magazine).[6]
- Homeland, 1946 (autobiographical novel).[3]
Short stories
- Dinner for Monsieur Martin.[7]
- The Yellow Streak
- Sons Of The Sword, 1928, published in Adventure.[3]
- A Game In The Bush
- Hell's Half-Way House
- Russian roulette, 1937, published in Collier's.[3]
- The Haunted Wall, 1941[8]
References
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