C. M. Eddy, Jr.
| Clifford M. Eddy Jr. | |
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| Born |
January 18, 1896 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | November 21, 1967 (aged 71) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Pen name | C. M. Eddy Jr. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Horror & Science fiction |
| Spouse | Muriel E. Eddy |
Clifford Martin Eddy Jr. (C. M. Eddy Jr.) (January 18, 1896 – November 21, 1967) was an American author best known for his horror, mystery and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine and his friendship with H.P. Lovecraft.
Eddy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in January 18, 1896. He went to Classical High School in Providence, and as a child was a precocious reader and writer. He continued to be an avid reader and writer, interested in mythology and the occult. According to his wife Muriel, "Cliff was always interested in the idea of parallel planes - where life on another level, either astral or otherwise, would be similar to that on earth - or where life might exist, but in another time or another form. He was also fascinated by the themes of teleportation, vampirism, ghosts and the mystery of unexplained phenomena...he spent hours in the library researching the unusual, the unique, the bizarre.".
He began his career writing short stories for a broad range of pulp fiction magazines such as Weird Tales, Munsey's Magazine, and Snappy Stories. His first published tale, "" (Mystery Magazine, 1919), was a detective story. (In October 2012 it was released as a standalone e-book.)
Various tales of mystery, ghosts, and song-writing (he himself wrote songs, including "When We Met by the Blue Lagoon", "In My Wonderful Temple of Love", "Dearest of All", "Underneath the Whispering Pine", "Sunset Hour", and "Hello Mister Sunshine (Goodbye, Mister Rain)"), continued to appear through 1925 in various magazines. They included "A Little Bit of Good Luck" (a story about songwriting), Munsey's Magazine, 1920; "Moonshine" (ghost story), Action Stories, 1922; "The Unshorn Lamb (another story about songwriting) Snappy Stories, 1922. Some stories written at this time were unpublished: "Pilgrimage of Peril", "The Vengeful Vision" and "A Solitary Solution" (all 1924) until collected in Exit Into Eternity (1973).
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