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John Henry Goldfrap (1879 – November 21, 1917) was an English-born journalist and author of boys' books, participating in the "American series phenomenon". He always wrote under pseudonyms.

Biography

John Goldfrap was a member of the staff of the Evening World. He was born in England and worked first at San Francisco newspapers before moving to New York in 1905.

In addition to his children's stories and newspaper work, Goldfrap wrote movie scripts.

Goldfrap died on November 21, 1917, at Seaside Hospital, Staten Island, from tuberculosis. He left a widow.

Works

Goldfrap wrote under various pen names, including "Captain James Carson," "Freemont B. Deering," "Marvin West," "Howard Payson," and "Captain Wilbur Lawton". Under the latter name he wrote the 1915 film The Wonderful Adventure.

Following is a list of his works under the respective pseudonyms.

Captain Wilbur Lawton

• The Boy Aviators (eight volumes, 1910–1915)
• The Dreadnought Boys (six volumes, 1911–1914)
• The Ocean Wireless Boys (six volumes, 1914–1917)

Lieutenant Howard Payson

• The Boy Scouts (14 volumes, 1911–1918)
• The Motor Cycle Chums (six volumes, 1912–1915)

Marvin West

• The Motor Rangers (six volumes, 1911–1914)

Dexter J. Forrester

• The Bungalow Boys (six volumes, 1911–1914)

Freemont B. Deering

• The Border Boys (six volumes, 1911–1914)

References

1. New York Herald, 22 Nov 1917, page 9
2. "J. H. Goldfrap Dead". The Moving Picture World. December 8, 1917.
3. "John H. Goldfrap Dies". The Evening World. November 21, 1917. p. 8.
4. Pachon, Stanley A. (April 1985). "Some Pseudonyms in Juvenile Series Books". Dime Novel Round-Up. 54 (2): 24–26. ISSN 0012-2874.
5. "Author's Secret Uncovered". Variety. October 15, 1915. p. 18.
6. "THE BOY AVIATORS SERIES By WILBUR LAWTON". c.web.umkc.edu.
7. "THE DREADNOUGHT BOYS SERIES By WILBUR LAWTON". c.web.umkc.edu.
8. "THE OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS SERIES By WILBUR LAWTON". c.web.umkc.edu.
9. "THE BOY SCOUTS SERIES By Howard Payson". c.web.umkc.edu.
10. "THE MOTOR CYCLE CHUMS SERIES By HOWARD PAYSON". c.web.umkc.edu.
11. "THE MOTOR RANGERS SERIES By MARVIN WEST". c.web.umkc.edu.
12. "THE BUNGALOW BOYS SERIES By DEXTER J. FORRESTER". c.web.umkc.edu.
13. "THE BORDER BOYS SERIES By FREEMONT B. DEERING". c.web.umkc.edu.

External links

• Works by John Henry Goldfrap at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about John Henry Goldfrap at the Internet Archive
• Works by or about Wilbur Lawton at the Internet Archive
• Works by or about Howard Payson at the Internet Archive
• Canadian children's books, see #610
• Canadian children's books, see #691
• Howard Payson at Library of Congress, with 2 library catalog records – the primary identity for Goldfrap at LC, with four other pseudonyms in turn
• In WorldCat participating libraries: Goldfrap (primarily as Payson?), Deering, Lawton, Forrester, West

• American children's writers
• 1879 births
• 1917 deaths
• 20th-century American male writers
• English emigrants to the United States
• 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state)
• 20th-century pseudonymous writers