Manning Lee Stokes
| Manning Lee Stokes | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1911 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | January 5, 1976 (aged 64) Peekskill, New York |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Spouse | March Lurea Marlow (m. 1959) |
| Relatives | Ben McCutchen Stokes (brother, died 1957) |
Manning Lee Stokes (June 21, 1911 – January 5, 1976) was an American novelist who worked under a large number of pseudonyms. He specialized in pulp fiction, especially in the genres of mystery, detective fiction, westerns, sleaze, spy fiction and science fiction. Stokes is also notable as one of the innovators of the graphic novel.
On 21 June 1911, Stokes was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was William John Stokes and his mother was Bearnice Lee.
In Sept 1957, Stokes's brother, Ben McCutchen Stokes, died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Stokes married March Lurea Marlow on September 26, 1959 who was previously married to his brother, Ben McCutchen Stokes (April 15, 1919 – September 22, 1957). They had no children of their own but Marlow had two children with his brother, Bearnice Lee Stokes (born April 29, 1953) and Benita McCutchen Stokes (born Feb 04, 1956 ).
On January 5, 1976, Stokes died at his home in Peekskill, now a part of Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York. He is buried in a National Cemetery located in Farmingdale, New York.
Starting in 1945, Stokes published under his own name and at least 9 different pseudonyms.
This is a series of spy adventures published from 1964 until 1990. For a complete list, see Nick Carter-Killmaster. The publisher name also evolved from Award Books to Ace Books and Jove Books.
No actual author is credited for the books, with the Nick Carter name being used as a house pseudonym. Volumes varied between first person and third person narrative. Authors known to have contributed entries in the series are Michael Avallone, Valerie Moolman, Manning Lee Stokes and Martin Cruz Smith.
Publisher: Award Books
Publisher: Pyramid Books
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