Well, I thought that was the great irony -- or perhaps pathos -- of Miller's remarks. In 1953 Sheehan was still remembered in the fantasy field, but who remembers him now? However, it turns out I've seen a movie based on one of his novels -- The Whispering Chorus, directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1918 -- and he also wrote the screenplay for the 1923 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
But who remembers any of Miller's list of Munsey magazine fantasy writers? One thing I was thinking of as a pondered this group is that being remembered really means still being in print. That's true for Merritt and Francis Stevens (who has a collection out from one of the university presses), but I'm not sure about the others. I have a fan-published copy of Francis Stevens' "The Labyrinth" on my TBR pile, and I'm definitely curious about her. I also have fantasies of putting together a collection of Flint's stories at some point.
Oh, and to show you what a sad case I have become, I picked up the Sheehan book largely because of Miller's introduction and especially his comments about Bob Davis. Polaris Press turns out to be an imprint of Fantasy Press that only published two books, at least according to Wikipedia.
no subject
But who remembers any of Miller's list of Munsey magazine fantasy writers? One thing I was thinking of as a pondered this group is that being remembered really means still being in print. That's true for Merritt and Francis Stevens (who has a collection out from one of the university presses), but I'm not sure about the others. I have a fan-published copy of Francis Stevens' "The Labyrinth" on my TBR pile, and I'm definitely curious about her. I also have fantasies of putting together a collection of Flint's stories at some point.
Oh, and to show you what a sad case I have become, I picked up the Sheehan book largely because of Miller's introduction and especially his comments about Bob Davis. Polaris Press turns out to be an imprint of Fantasy Press that only published two books, at least according to Wikipedia.