ORU_Coll211.xml Guide to the Dudley Dean McGaughey Papers 1953-1974 McGaughey (Dudley Dean) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Dudley Dean McGaughey papers Owen, Dean Lenniger, August Coll 211 12 linear feet 8 containers 8 record storage boxes 1953-1974 Dudley Dean McGaughy (1906-1986), a prolific writer of pulp westerns who published over 100 books during his lifetime, was represented by the Lenniger Literary Agency. Collection includes manuscripts and correspondence. English . 5 6 7 8

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 Owen, Dean--Manuscripts Owen, Dean--Correspondence Lenniger Literary Agency Television authorship Western stories--Authorship Western television programs--Authorship Authors, American--20th century Pulp literature--Authorship Literature Manuscripts for publication Screenplays Western stories Correspondence

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Dudley Dean McGaughy (1906-1986), a prolific writer of pulp westerns and popular novels, published over one hundred books during his lifetime. Some of his more notable works were novels adapted from the television shows "Bonanza," "Heck Ramsey," and "The Rebel," as well as a science fiction/popular novel taken from the movie "Reptilicus." He was represented by the August Lenniger Literary Agency. McGaughy published under a number of pseudonyms, including Dudley Dean, Owen Dean, Lincoln Drew, Lin Evans, Owen Hodge, Owen Lynn, Dean McCoy, Dean Owen, Bret Sanders, and Brian Wynn.

McGaughy and his wife, Penny, lived in Laguna Beach, California. He died on October 3, 1986.

The Dudley Dean McGaughy Papers consist of correspondence and manuscripts. The correspondence, arranged chronologically, is mainly with August Lenniger, founder of the Lenniger Literary Agency.

The collection also includes fifty-five novel-length manuscripts, most with first, second, and final drafts, outlines and synopses. Also included are manuscript fragments, miscellaneous notes, television screenplays, and newspaper clippings. These materials are arranged alphabetically by title, with the pseudonym under which it was written following the title.

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