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Talbert Josselyn
A Carmel-based American writer, Talbert Josselyn built a lively career writing sports stories, pulp fiction, and adventure tales for major magazines. His stories later reached the screen in films including Smugglers' Cove and Navy Bound.
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The bracelet
by Talbert Josselyn
About the author
Talbert Arthur Josselyn was born on January 9, 1886, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated from Stanford University in 1909 before beginning a writing career that included fiction for pulp magazines and sports stories for publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, and Blue Book.
Josselyn was closely associated with Carmel, California, where he lived with his wife, Florence. During World War II, he worked for the Office of War Information in San Francisco and edited the final draft of the Strategic Bombing of Japan Survey. He also co-founded Carmel's Abalone League, described as the first softball league in the Western United States.
Several of his stories were adapted for film, including Smugglers' Cove (1948) and Navy Bound (1951). His published work also includes The Bracelet, originally released in 1926. Josselyn died in Carmel on April 2, 1961.