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The Short Stories of Arthur L. Zagat — Arthur Leo Zagat
Arthur Leo Zagat was born February 15th, 1896 in New York City.
A graduate of City College, he served in Europe for the US military during World War I. From there he studied at Bordeaux University and then graduated from Fordham Law School.
Although now trained in Law he gave it up for a career as a writer. He collaborated with his fellow lawyer Nat Schachner and those pieces have garnered much acclaim. By himself he wrote another 500 stories. These appeared in all manner of the pulp magazines from Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories to Operator No. 5 and Astounding.
Zagat was also the author of the ‘Doc Turner' stories that appeared in The Spider pulp magazine during the 30's. He would also use the pseudonym "Morgan La Fay".
Later he taught writing at New York University and, in 1941, he was elected to the first-ever national executive committee for the Authors League pulp writers' section.
World War II was spent in an executive position in the Office of War Information. With the war's end he helped organize writers' workshops and as well as assistance for hospitalized veterans.
Zagat was married to Ruth Zagat and had a daughter; Hermine.
Arthur Leo Zagat died of a heart attack on April 3rd, 1949, at his home in the Bronx aged 53.
Index of Contents
The Great Dome On Mercury
When The Sleepers Woke
The Lanson Screen
Chapter I - War Maneuvers―1937
Chapter II - The Screen
Chapter III - 1997
Chapter IV - The Doom Within
The Land Where Time Stood Still
Chapter I - Into Nothingness
Chapter II - Trapped by Flame
Chapter III - Lair of the Future-men
Chapter IV - The Siege of the Primitives
Chapter V - The Primitives Take the Crater
Chapter VI - Through the Eddy
Flight of the Silver Eagle
Chapter I - The Empty Stratocar
Chapter II - The Kappa-Ray
Chapter III - The Pursuit Squadron
Chapter IV - The Dragon of Hung-Chen
A graduate of City College, he served in Europe for the US military during World War I. From there he studied at Bordeaux University and then graduated from Fordham Law School.
Although now trained in Law he gave it up for a career as a writer. He collaborated with his fellow lawyer Nat Schachner and those pieces have garnered much acclaim. By himself he wrote another 500 stories. These appeared in all manner of the pulp magazines from Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories to Operator No. 5 and Astounding.
Zagat was also the author of the ‘Doc Turner' stories that appeared in The Spider pulp magazine during the 30's. He would also use the pseudonym "Morgan La Fay".
Later he taught writing at New York University and, in 1941, he was elected to the first-ever national executive committee for the Authors League pulp writers' section.
World War II was spent in an executive position in the Office of War Information. With the war's end he helped organize writers' workshops and as well as assistance for hospitalized veterans.
Zagat was married to Ruth Zagat and had a daughter; Hermine.
Arthur Leo Zagat died of a heart attack on April 3rd, 1949, at his home in the Bronx aged 53.
Index of Contents
The Great Dome On Mercury
When The Sleepers Woke
The Lanson Screen
Chapter I - War Maneuvers―1937
Chapter II - The Screen
Chapter III - 1997
Chapter IV - The Doom Within
The Land Where Time Stood Still
Chapter I - Into Nothingness
Chapter II - Trapped by Flame
Chapter III - Lair of the Future-men
Chapter IV - The Siege of the Primitives
Chapter V - The Primitives Take the Crater
Chapter VI - Through the Eddy
Flight of the Silver Eagle
Chapter I - The Empty Stratocar
Chapter II - The Kappa-Ray
Chapter III - The Pursuit Squadron
Chapter IV - The Dragon of Hung-Chen
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