Harry Leon Wilson | Open Library
Author of Ruggles of Red Gap, The lions of the Lord, Merton of the Movies, The Spenders, The Boss of Little Arcady, Bunker Bean, Ma Pettengill, The lions of the Lord
openlibrary.orgWilson was an American writer known for humorous novels about Western life, including Bunker Bean. He edited humor magazine Puck and settled in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, influencing a circle of writers and artists there. His work explored individualism and class with light satire, and several of his novels were film adaptations emerged from his writings. Born in Oregon, Illinois, Wilson gained fame for his Ruggles of Red Gap and The Spenders (191?), among others.