Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman

Born in Traverse City, Michigan, in 1898, Harold Morrow Sherman became a remarkably versatile American author, lecturer, and researcher. Early in his career he worked in journalism, then gained attention for popular fiction for younger readers, especially sports and adventure stories, before branching into plays, screenwriting, and nonfiction.

His writing life covered an unusually broad range. Sherman wrote for magazines, had work produced on Broadway, and later became widely known for books on self-improvement, extrasensory perception, and psychical research. That mix of practical encouragement and fascination with the mind gave his work a distinctive place in 20th-century American popular writing.

He spent important years in Arkansas and remained active as a lecturer as well as an author. Sherman died in 1987, leaving behind a large and varied body of work that reached readers interested in fiction, personal growth, and the unexplored edges of human experience.