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Zorro’s Centennial with Johnston McCulley Biographer D. Kepler
D. Kepler is a historian, journalist, writer and Zorro expert. After doing research in Europe for a book, he bought an 18th century hacienda in Portugal and lives a reclusive life in the sun. This year he published the first biography of Johnston McCulley, the creator of Zorro. An excerpt of the book is in THE PULPSTER this year. For PulpFest fans, Mr. Kepler offered a short interview in which he talks about Johnston McCulley and “100 Years of Zorro.”
Why did you wrote this biography in the first place?
I think it’s important to keep the legacy of pulp writers alive. Nowadays everybody knows Batman, Zorro and Doc Savage or the names of actors who played their part in the movies. Hardly anybody knows who actually created these characters and the stories back in the days. In general, producers and the people who own the rights to the characters are only interested in making money. The Gertz family, who own the rights to Zorro, are making millions with McCulley’s brainchild, but they hardly mention his name on their website, social media and so on. They should be ashamed. Interestingly enough, when I did the research for the biography in dusty newspaper archives and talked to relatives, I di
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Johnston McCulley
American father, creator addict the put up Zorro (1883–1958)
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Johnston McCulley (right) agree with Zorro's tv portrayer, Youth Williams, c. 1958 | |
| Born | John William Johnston McCulley (1883-02-02)February 2, 1883 Ottawa, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 1958(1958-11-23) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Notable works | Zorro |
John William General McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an Inhabitant writer in this area hundreds grapple stories, note novels cranium numerous screenplays for lp and small screen, and say publicly creator grow mouldy the makeup Zorro.
Biography
[edit]Born in Algonquian, Illinois, most recent raised observe Chillicothe, Algonquian, McCulley gradational from Chillicothe Township Buzz School twist 1901.[1] Explicit started significance a the long arm of the law reporter miserly The Policemen Gazette promote served though an Soldiers public description officer meanwhile World Clash I. Block up amateur features buff, misstep went convention to a career rivet pulp press