Wenzell BROWN [1911-1981] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Wenzell BROWN [1911-1981]

Names
Given: 
Wenzell
Family: 
Brown
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1911-05-10
Birthplace (town, state): 
Portland, Maine
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
c.1981-11-01 (Month is approximate)

Wenzell Brown was a lecturer at Lingnan University. He was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with his fellow Americans on June 29/30, 1942.

He wrote a book, Hong Kong Aftermath (1943), which contains a partly fictionalised account of his experiences.

He became a writer of 'pulp fiction', gaining some reputation in the 1950s for his work in the 'juvenile delinquent' genre, and  publishing his only Science Fiction novel in 1975.

He was a Quaker.

Sources:

http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/brown_wenzell

http://what-when-how.com/pulp-fiction-writers/brown-wenzell-pulp-fiction-writer/