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Jr. Cyrus Townsend Brady
1887–1969
Remembered today mainly through a collaborative novel and a handful of historical records, this little-known American writer moved in the shadow of a famous literary family while leaving a small mark of his own. Research also identifies him as a civil engineer and photographer, which gives his story an extra layer of interest beyond the byline.
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Web of steel
by Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. Cyrus Townsend Brady
About the author
Born on June 23, 1887, in Omaha, Nebraska, Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. was the son of the writer and clergyman Cyrus Townsend Brady. Family records and memorial sources place his death on December 15, 1969, in New York City.
His name survives most clearly in Web of Steel, a novel credited on Project Gutenberg to Cyrus Townsend Brady and Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. That collaboration suggests he shared at least briefly in his father's literary world, even though very little widely available biographical detail about his own writing career appears to have been preserved.
A Wikidata entry also identifies him as an American civil engineer and photographer, hinting at a life that likely reached well beyond books alone. Because reliable published information is sparse, many personal details remain unclear, but that scarcity is part of what makes him an intriguing figure for readers interested in forgotten authors and literary families.