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A hardworking pulp-era storyteller, he built a career across detective magazines, paperbacks, comics, and early television. He’s especially remembered today for Pulp Fiction, a compact 1948 guide to writing fast, vivid commercial fiction.
Born in 1915, Robert Turner was an American writer whose career stretched across several corners of popular entertainment. Reliable sources linked to his publishing record describe him as a prolific author of mystery and crime stories, with work appearing in detective magazines and paperback fiction, and later in television as well.
His name also appears in comic-book credits, including work for Quality Comics, which shows how comfortably he moved between formats during the mid-20th century pulp and popular-fiction world. That range helps explain why readers still come across his work in so many different places.
Turner is often remembered now for Pulp Fiction, first published in 1948, a brief how-to manual on commercial storytelling. Modern editions and book listings present it as a practical, craft-focused guide, and that reputation fits the picture of a writer deeply familiar with the fast-paced world of pulp fiction.