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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Day_KeeneDay Keene - Wikipedia

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   Gunard Hjertstedt (March 28, 1904 - January 9, 1969), better known by pen name Day Keene, was an American novelist, short story writer and radio and television scriptwriter. Keene wrote over 50 novels and was the head writer for radio soap operas Little Orphan Annie and Kitty Keene, Inc.

   • Born: March 28, 1904, Chicago, Illinois
   • Occupation: Novelist, Short Story Writer

   • Died: January 9, 1969 (aged 64), Los Angeles, California
   • Pen name: Day Keene

2. thrillingdetective.com › 2020/12/09 › day-keeneDay Keene – The Thrilling Detective Web Site

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   Dec 9, 2020 · “(Day Keene creates) a plot that grips you on page one and keeps squeezing all the way to the finish.” — Evan Lewis, Forgotten Books; ROCK’N’ROLL TRIVIA! One of Keene’s first stories as “Day Keene” was “League of the Grateful Dead,” which appeared in the February 1941 issue of Dime Mystery. According to legend, Jerry Garcia ...

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   • Day Keene, whose real name was Gunnar Hjerstedt, was one of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s. Along with writing over 50 novels, he also wrote for radio, television, movies, and pulp magazines.

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   • “Even in his minor books, you can see a fine wry intelligence at work…he was a very good writer.” Day Keene was born Gunnar Hjerstedt in Chicago in 1904, half-Swedish and half-Irish, and 100 per cent writer, moving seemingly effortlessly from market to market.

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   • “ (Day Keene creates) a plot that grips you on page one and keeps squeezing all the way to the finish.” ROCK’N’ROLL TRIVIA! One of Keene’s first stories as “Day Keene” was “League of the Grateful Dead,” which appeared in the February 1941 issue of Dime Mystery.

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   • ROCK’N’ROLL TRIVIA! One of Keene’s first stories as “Day Keene” was “League of the Grateful Dead,” which appeared in the February 1941 issue of Dime Mystery. According to legend, Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist of a San Francisco-based band called The Warlocks, was inspired by the title and decided to change the band’s name.

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4. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by Day Keene (Author of Home Is the Sailor) - Goodreads

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   Day Keene has 142 books on Goodreads with 4834 ratings. Day Keene’s most popular book is Home Is the Sailor.

5. www.goodreads.com › author › showDay Keene (Author of Home Is the Sailor) - Goodreads

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   March 28, 1904. Died. January 09, 1969. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers. edit data. Day Keene, whose real name was Gunnar Hjerstedt, was one of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s. Along with writing over 50 novels, he also wrote for radio, television, movies, and pulp magazines.

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   • Death Date: January 9, 1969

   • Birth Date: March 28, 1904

6. lareviewofbooks.org › article › becoming-day-keeneBecoming Day Keene: The Pre-Pulp Career of Gunard Hjertstedt

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   Mar 6, 2021 · By Cullen Gallagher March 6, 2021. THOUGH NOT AS widely celebrated as his noirish contemporaries David Goodis and Jim Thompson, Day Keene was one of the hardest working pulp and paperback crime...

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8. www.blackgate.com › 2018/08/13 › a-black-gat-in-theA (Black) Gat in the Hand: Day Keene – Black Gate

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   Aug 13, 2018 · Learn about Day Keene, a prolific and versatile author of pulp fiction and paperback originals. Read reviews of his stories and novels, from Dime Detective to Home is the Sailor.

9. starkhousepress.com › keeneDAY KEENE - STARK HOUSE PRESS

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   Born Gunard Hjerstedt in Chicago in 1903, Keene became an actor in repertory theater in the early 1920’s. When his actor friends decided to try film, he instead turned to writing, and during the 1930’s was a principal writer for the “Little Orphan Annie” radio show, as well as contributing to the pulps.