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Luke Short (born Frederick Dilley Glidden November 19, 1908 – August 18, 1975) was a popular Western writer. At least ten of his novels were made into films.
Luke Short has 161 books on Goodreads with 9058 ratings. Luke Short’s most popular book is Gunman's Chance.
Publication Order of Anthologies. Luke Short is the pseudonym of Frederick Dilley Glidden, one of the most prolific authors of Western novels that ever lived. He was born in 1908 and published his first novel “The Feud at Single Shot” in 1936.
Luke Short (real name Frederick Dilley Glidden) was a popular Western writer. Born in Kewanee, Illinois Glidden attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism.
Luke Short - Wikipedia. Luke Lamar Short (January 22, 1854 – September 8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner.
A complete list of all Luke Short's books in order (59 books). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.
Oct 23, 2023 · “Luke Short, whose stories of hard‐riding, hell‐for-leather Western heroes sold millions of paperback novels over a 30‐year period, died today . . . He was 67 years old.” So reported The New York Times in its obituary for Kewanee-born Frederick Dilley Glidden at his death in 1975.
