This is the pen-name of the famous authoress, Dorothy Quick Mayer.
Source of death & burial information: "New York Times" photocopy - March 16, 1962
Source of birth information: U.S. Passport Application photocopy
NOTE: There is wrong information on some web sites which gives her real name as Margaret Rogers Straub, and being born in 1900.
News of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Quick & John Adams Mayer: "Milestones" - "Time" magazine - November 9, 1925
"Mrs. John Adams Mayer Author of First Novel" - "New York Post" photocopy - January 24, 1938 - Page 7, 3rd column from the left: "Mrs. John Adams Mayer, who uses her maiden name of Dorothy Quick in her literary endeavors, recently completed her first novel,..." / "Only recently she turned her talents to writing short stories, which have appeared not only in the so-called "pulp" magazines, but also in a number of English publications." (The novel was "Strange Awakening", and was science-fiction.)
She knew "Mark Twain" from 1907 until his death in 1910. She wrote a non-fiction book about it, "Enchantment: A Little Girl's Friendship with Mark Twain", 1961. (It is now titled "Mark Twain and Me".)
She came from a wealthy & prominent family background. Her parents were Henry Stanhope Quick & Emma Gertrude Aaron. (Her mother's name at death, on April 17, 1942, was Gertrude Caspar Mumford. - "New York Times" photocopy - April 18, 1942)
She is remembered especially for her poems & stories in "Weird Tales" magazine. Among the short-stories are:
- "The Horror in the Studio" (June, 1935 - Volume 25, Number 6)
- "The Lost Door" (October, 1936 - Volume 28, Number 3)
- "Strange Orchids" (March, 1937 - Vol. 29, No. 3)
- "The Witch's Mark" (January, 1938 - Vol. 31, No. 1)
- "Turn Over" (November/December, 1940 - Vol. 35, No. 6)
- "Edge of the Cliff" (March, 1941 - Vol. 35, No. 8)
- "The Lost Gods" (September, 1941 - Vol. 36, No. 1)
- "The White Lady" (January, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 3)
- "The Enchanted River" (May, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 5)
- "The Man in Purple" (May, 1946 - Vol. 39, No. 5)
- "The Cracks of Time" (September, 1948 - Volume 40, No. 6)
- "The Woman on the Balcony" (September, 1949 - Vol. 41, No. 6)
- "The Artist and the Door" (November, 1952 - Vol. 44, No. 7)
- "More Than Shadow" (July, 1954 - Vol. 46, No. 3)
She was a prolific writer. In addition to her writings for "Weird Tales", she also wrote short-stories such as "Scented Gardens" ("Oriental Stories" - Spring, 1932 - Volume II, Number 2) and "A Year from Tonight" ("Fantastic Adventures" - January, 1945).
Source of death & burial information: "New York Times" photocopy - March 16, 1962
Source of birth information: U.S. Passport Application photocopy
NOTE: There is wrong information on some web sites which gives her real name as Margaret Rogers Straub, and being born in 1900.
News of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Quick & John Adams Mayer: "Milestones" - "Time" magazine - November 9, 1925
"Mrs. John Adams Mayer Author of First Novel" - "New York Post" photocopy - January 24, 1938 - Page 7, 3rd column from the left: "Mrs. John Adams Mayer, who uses her maiden name of Dorothy Quick in her literary endeavors, recently completed her first novel,..." / "Only recently she turned her talents to writing short stories, which have appeared not only in the so-called "pulp" magazines, but also in a number of English publications." (The novel was "Strange Awakening", and was science-fiction.)
She knew "Mark Twain" from 1907 until his death in 1910. She wrote a non-fiction book about it, "Enchantment: A Little Girl's Friendship with Mark Twain", 1961. (It is now titled "Mark Twain and Me".)
She came from a wealthy & prominent family background. Her parents were Henry Stanhope Quick & Emma Gertrude Aaron. (Her mother's name at death, on April 17, 1942, was Gertrude Caspar Mumford. - "New York Times" photocopy - April 18, 1942)
She is remembered especially for her poems & stories in "Weird Tales" magazine. Among the short-stories are:
- "The Horror in the Studio" (June, 1935 - Volume 25, Number 6)
- "The Lost Door" (October, 1936 - Volume 28, Number 3)
- "Strange Orchids" (March, 1937 - Vol. 29, No. 3)
- "The Witch's Mark" (January, 1938 - Vol. 31, No. 1)
- "Turn Over" (November/December, 1940 - Vol. 35, No. 6)
- "Edge of the Cliff" (March, 1941 - Vol. 35, No. 8)
- "The Lost Gods" (September, 1941 - Vol. 36, No. 1)
- "The White Lady" (January, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 3)
- "The Enchanted River" (May, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 5)
- "The Man in Purple" (May, 1946 - Vol. 39, No. 5)
- "The Cracks of Time" (September, 1948 - Volume 40, No. 6)
- "The Woman on the Balcony" (September, 1949 - Vol. 41, No. 6)
- "The Artist and the Door" (November, 1952 - Vol. 44, No. 7)
- "More Than Shadow" (July, 1954 - Vol. 46, No. 3)
She was a prolific writer. In addition to her writings for "Weird Tales", she also wrote short-stories such as "Scented Gardens" ("Oriental Stories" - Spring, 1932 - Volume II, Number 2) and "A Year from Tonight" ("Fantastic Adventures" - January, 1945).
This is the pen-name of the famous authoress, Dorothy Quick Mayer.
Source of death & burial information: "New York Times" photocopy - March 16, 1962
Source of birth information: U.S. Passport Application photocopy
NOTE: There is wrong information on some web sites which gives her real name as Margaret Rogers Straub, and being born in 1900.
News of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Quick & John Adams Mayer: "Milestones" - "Time" magazine - November 9, 1925
"Mrs. John Adams Mayer Author of First Novel" - "New York Post" photocopy - January 24, 1938 - Page 7, 3rd column from the left: "Mrs. John Adams Mayer, who uses her maiden name of Dorothy Quick in her literary endeavors, recently completed her first novel,..." / "Only recently she turned her talents to writing short stories, which have appeared not only in the so-called "pulp" magazines, but also in a number of English publications." (The novel was "Strange Awakening", and was science-fiction.)
She knew "Mark Twain" from 1907 until his death in 1910. She wrote a non-fiction book about it, "Enchantment: A Little Girl's Friendship with Mark Twain", 1961. (It is now titled "Mark Twain and Me".)
She came from a wealthy & prominent family background. Her parents were Henry Stanhope Quick & Emma Gertrude Aaron. (Her mother's name at death, on April 17, 1942, was Gertrude Caspar Mumford. - "New York Times" photocopy - April 18, 1942)
She is remembered especially for her poems & stories in "Weird Tales" magazine. Among the short-stories are:
- "The Horror in the Studio" (June, 1935 - Volume 25, Number 6)
- "The Lost Door" (October, 1936 - Volume 28, Number 3)
- "Strange Orchids" (March, 1937 - Vol. 29, No. 3)
- "The Witch's Mark" (January, 1938 - Vol. 31, No. 1)
- "Turn Over" (November/December, 1940 - Vol. 35, No. 6)
- "Edge of the Cliff" (March, 1941 - Vol. 35, No. 8)
- "The Lost Gods" (September, 1941 - Vol. 36, No. 1)
- "The White Lady" (January, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 3)
- "The Enchanted River" (May, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 5)
- "The Man in Purple" (May, 1946 - Vol. 39, No. 5)
- "The Cracks of Time" (September, 1948 - Volume 40, No. 6)
- "The Woman on the Balcony" (September, 1949 - Vol. 41, No. 6)
- "The Artist and the Door" (November, 1952 - Vol. 44, No. 7)
- "More Than Shadow" (July, 1954 - Vol. 46, No. 3)
She was a prolific writer. In addition to her writings for "Weird Tales", she also wrote short-stories such as "Scented Gardens" ("Oriental Stories" - Spring, 1932 - Volume II, Number 2) and "A Year from Tonight" ("Fantastic Adventures" - January, 1945).
Source of death & burial information: "New York Times" photocopy - March 16, 1962
Source of birth information: U.S. Passport Application photocopy
NOTE: There is wrong information on some web sites which gives her real name as Margaret Rogers Straub, and being born in 1900.
News of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Quick & John Adams Mayer: "Milestones" - "Time" magazine - November 9, 1925
"Mrs. John Adams Mayer Author of First Novel" - "New York Post" photocopy - January 24, 1938 - Page 7, 3rd column from the left: "Mrs. John Adams Mayer, who uses her maiden name of Dorothy Quick in her literary endeavors, recently completed her first novel,..." / "Only recently she turned her talents to writing short stories, which have appeared not only in the so-called "pulp" magazines, but also in a number of English publications." (The novel was "Strange Awakening", and was science-fiction.)
She knew "Mark Twain" from 1907 until his death in 1910. She wrote a non-fiction book about it, "Enchantment: A Little Girl's Friendship with Mark Twain", 1961. (It is now titled "Mark Twain and Me".)
She came from a wealthy & prominent family background. Her parents were Henry Stanhope Quick & Emma Gertrude Aaron. (Her mother's name at death, on April 17, 1942, was Gertrude Caspar Mumford. - "New York Times" photocopy - April 18, 1942)
She is remembered especially for her poems & stories in "Weird Tales" magazine. Among the short-stories are:
- "The Horror in the Studio" (June, 1935 - Volume 25, Number 6)
- "The Lost Door" (October, 1936 - Volume 28, Number 3)
- "Strange Orchids" (March, 1937 - Vol. 29, No. 3)
- "The Witch's Mark" (January, 1938 - Vol. 31, No. 1)
- "Turn Over" (November/December, 1940 - Vol. 35, No. 6)
- "Edge of the Cliff" (March, 1941 - Vol. 35, No. 8)
- "The Lost Gods" (September, 1941 - Vol. 36, No. 1)
- "The White Lady" (January, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 3)
- "The Enchanted River" (May, 1942 - Vol. 36, No. 5)
- "The Man in Purple" (May, 1946 - Vol. 39, No. 5)
- "The Cracks of Time" (September, 1948 - Volume 40, No. 6)
- "The Woman on the Balcony" (September, 1949 - Vol. 41, No. 6)
- "The Artist and the Door" (November, 1952 - Vol. 44, No. 7)
- "More Than Shadow" (July, 1954 - Vol. 46, No. 3)
She was a prolific writer. In addition to her writings for "Weird Tales", she also wrote short-stories such as "Scented Gardens" ("Oriental Stories" - Spring, 1932 - Volume II, Number 2) and "A Year from Tonight" ("Fantastic Adventures" - January, 1945).
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