Howard Payson

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John Henry Goldfrap (1879-1917) was a North American journalist and author of boys' books, participating in the "American series phenomenon". He always wrote under different pseudonyms including; Captain Wilbur Lawton, Lieutenant Howard Payson, Marvin West, Dexter J. Forrester and Freemont B. Deering. John Goldfrap was a member of the staff of the Evening World. He was born in England, and worked first at San Francisco newspapers, and then came to New York in 1905. Goldfrap died on November 21, 1917 at Seaside Hospital, Staten Island, from tuberculosis. His works include: The Boy Aviators (eight volumes, 1910-1915), The Boy Scouts (14 volumes, 1911-1918), The Motor Rangers (six volumes, 1911-1914) and The Bungalow Boys (six volumes, 1911-1914).