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Abraham Merritt(1884-1943)

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Abraham Merritt was born on 20 January 1884 in Beverly, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Seven Footprints to Satan (1929), The Devil-Doll (1936) and Muñecos infernales (1961). He died on 21 August 1943 in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, USA.
BornJanuary 20, 1884
DiedAugust 21, 1943(59)
BornJanuary 20, 1884
DiedAugust 21, 1943(59)
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Benjamin Christensen, Wid Gunning, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis, and Thelma Todd in Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
Seven Footprints to Satan
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1929
Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Grace Ford, and Frank Lawton in The Devil-Doll (1936)
The Devil-Doll
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1936
Muñecos infernales (1961)
Muñecos infernales
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1961

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Writer

  • Muñecos infernales (1961)
    Muñecos infernales
    6.0
    • novel "Burn Witch Burn!"
    • 1961
  • Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Grace Ford, and Frank Lawton in The Devil-Doll (1936)
    The Devil-Doll
    7.0
    • novel "Burn Witch Burn"
    • 1936
  • Benjamin Christensen, Wid Gunning, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis, and Thelma Todd in Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
    Seven Footprints to Satan
    6.6
    • from the novel by
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 20, 1884
    • Beverly, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • August 21, 1943
    • Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Burn Witch Burn" (filmed as The Devil-Doll (1936))

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    American fantasist, science-fiction writer, and journalist. Most of his novels remained in print in both hardcover and paperback, and in 1959, one of his publishers estimated that his books had at that time sold over four million copies.

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