(1917- ) UK writer who published some sf under his own name, but who wrote most of his paperback originals – principally for Curtis Warren – under a variety of pseudonyms. These included Marvin Ashton, Ray Barry, George Sheldon Brown, Dee Carter, Irving Heine, John Lane, Grant Malcolm, G R Melde, Russell Rey and William Rogersohn, and the House Names Berl Cameron, Neil Charles. Lee Elliot, Marco Garron and its variant spelling Marco Garon, Gill Hunt, Von Kellar, Brad Kent, Rand Le Page, Van Reed and Arn Romilus. About fifty of his novels were published between 1949 and 1954; a further (very short) title appeared in 1955. Hughes remained reticent – or indifferent – about revealing much about himself; nothing is known of his life or career either before or after his period of sweat-shop employment. He was among the most prolific of those British writers similarly engaged; like John S Glasby and the even more prolific R L Fanthorpe, Hughes made use of a wide range of sf themes with considerable invention, especially on some of his later fantasy stories, which often feature allegorical and/or dream sequences; but the books themselves were slackly written, albeit with some improvement over the years. The Rex Brandon sequence as by Marco Garon (> Macro Garron) were precariously close to Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan. The general carelessness of Hughes's writing was entirely understandable given the conditions under which he worked. As his entire corpus can be seen as written in a sense at one go, titles are given in the Checklist below under the relevant pseudonyms, which are placed in alphabetical order. [JC/DRL/SH]
Denis Talbot Hughes
born London: 30 November 1917
died
works
as Marvin Ashton
as Ray Barry
- Death Dimension
(London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Ray Barry [pb/Ray Theobald] - Blue Peril (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Ray Barry [pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Gamma Product (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Ray Barry [pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Humanoid Puppets (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Ray Barry [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Ominous Folly (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Ray Barry [pb/Ray Theobald]
as George Sheldon Brown
as Berl Cameron
as Dee Carter
- Blue Cordon (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Dee Carter [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Chloroplasm (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Dee Carter [pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Purple Islands (London: Curtis Warren, 1953) as by Dee Carter [pb/Gerald Facey]
as Neil Charles
Neil Charles was a House Name of Curtis Warren.
as Lee Elliot
as Marco Garon
Titles published under this House Name are listed in the entry for Marco Garron.
Rex Brandon
This sequence of jungle fantasies was loosely derived from Tarzan.
- Jungle Allies (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Death Warriors (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Black Fury (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- White Gold (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Black Sport (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Bush Claws (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Silent River (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Veldt Warriors (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Leopard God (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Snake Valley (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Fire Tribes (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Marco Garon [Rex Brandon: pb/]
- Mountain Gold (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Marco Garron (sic) [Rex Brandon: pb/]
as Irving Heine
as Gill Hunt
Gill Hunt was a House Name of Curtis Warren.
as Von Kellar
as Brad Kent
Brad Kent was a House Name of Curtis Warren.
- Biology "A" (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Brad Kent [pb/Gordon C Davies]
- The Fatal Law (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Brad Kent [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Catalyst (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Brad Kent [pb/Ray Theobald]
as John Lane
- Maid of Thuro (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by John Lane [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Mammalia (London: Curtis Warren, 1953) as by John Lane [pb/Gordon C Davies]
as Rand Le Page
as Grant Malcolm
as G R Melde
as Van Reed
as Russell Rey
- The Queen People (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Russell Rey [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Valley of Terror (London: Curtis Warren, 1953) as by Russell Rey [pb/Gordon C Davies]
as William Rogersohn
- North Dimension (London: Brown Watson, 1954) as by William Rogersohn [pb/Leroi Osborne]
- Amiro (London: Brown Watson, 1954) as by William Rogersohn [pb/Leroi Osborne]
as Arn Romilus
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