Charles Alden Seltzer

Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on August 15, 1875, Charles Alden Seltzer became one of the notably prolific American writers of Western fiction in the early twentieth century. He published a large number of novels and short stories, and his work was especially associated with the magazine Argosy, one of the major pulp outlets of its day.

Seltzer's storytelling also crossed into film. Reliable sources credit him with writing or providing material for more than a dozen screen titles, showing how naturally his action-driven frontier plots adapted to early cinema.

He later lived in North Olmsted, Ohio, and even served as the city's mayor from 1930 to 1935. He died in Cleveland on February 9, 1942, leaving behind a substantial body of Western adventure fiction that still appeals to readers who enjoy classic range wars, hard riders, and old-style frontier drama.