Harry Sinclair Drago
Harry Sinclair Drago | |
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| Born | March 20, 1887 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1979 (aged 92) White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Stewart Cross, Kirk Deming, Will Ermine, Bliss Lomax, J. Wesley Putnam, Grant Sinclair |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, historian |
| Genre | Western fiction, American Old West history |
| Notable works | Wild, Woolly & Wicked (1960) Outlaws on Horseback (1964) The Great Range Wars (1970) |
| Notable awards | Buffalo Award (1960) Western Heritage Award (1971) |
| Spouse | Herminne Drago |
| Children | Tom R. Drago |
Harry Sinclair Drago (March 20, 1887 – October 25, 1979) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and historian, known for his prolific output of Western fiction and his histories of the American Old West. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he published over 100 books, averaging roughly three per year, many under pseudonyms including Stewart Cross, Kirk Deming, Will Ermine, Bliss Lomax, J. Wesley Putnam, and Grant Sinclair. His Western novels were popular enough that President Dwight D. Eisenhower reportedly named Bliss Lomax and Will Ermine—both Drago pen names—as two of his favorite authors.