Cleveland Moffett

Born in Boonville, New York, in 1863, Cleveland Moffett was an American journalist, author, and playwright. He studied at St. Paul's School and graduated from Yale in 1883 before building a career in newspapers and magazines.

Moffett worked for the New York Herald, including service on its European staff and later as Sunday editor. Alongside journalism, he wrote fiction, plays, and translations, showing an easy command of both reported storytelling and imaginative suspense.

He is especially remembered for mystery and detective writing. His short story "The Mysterious Card," published in The Black Cat in 1895, became a standout success and helped cement his reputation with magazine readers. Moffett died in Paris in 1926.