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Franklin Gregory
1905–1985
A journalist by trade, this little-known writer brought a newspaperman’s eye for pace and suspense to a small body of fiction. He is best remembered for two novels from the 1930s and 1940s, including the eerie thriller The White Wolf.
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A jar of jelly beans
by Franklin Gregory
About the author
Born in 1905, Franklin Long Gregory studied journalism at the University of Iowa and went on to work in newspapers, including The Philadelphia Record. That reporting background seems to have shaped his fiction, which is lean, direct, and built for momentum.
His known books include The Cipher of Death (1934) and The White Wolf (1941), along with a modest number of short stories. Though he never became a major household name, his work has continued to attract readers interested in forgotten suspense, fantasy, and strange fiction.
Sources retrieved for this overview agree on the broad outline of his career and identify 1985 as the year of his death. A suitable confirmed portrait image was not available from the pages found during this search.