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Theodore Victor Olsen
Rhinelander, WI Born: 1932 Died: 1993 Link to Wikipedia Page Link to Author's Website |
Biography:
Theodore V. Olsen (b. April 25, 1932, Rhinelander, Wisconsin; d. July 13, 1993, Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author. Olsen went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories. He died in Rhinelander in 1993 and several works were published posthumously.
His 1969 novel Arrow In The Sun was made into the marginal 1970 film, Soldier Blue, which spawned a reissue of the book under this new title. The film should have been better since it featured Candice Bergen and Peter Strauss. Fortunately, Stalking Moon, which was made into a film starring Gregory Peck, stands as one of the best film adaptations of a western ever to grace the screen. Regardless of either film's standing, both books are very good examples of how well Olsen could write. His stories were compelling and his characters real. When compared to other authors who worked in the western genre, T.V. Olsen was one of the best. Regardless of the Olsen title you pick up, you will have hard time putting it down.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn. The family immigrated from Norway in 1901.
(From http://www.paperbackswap.com/T-V-Olsen/author/)
Works by Theodore Victor Olsen:
Novels
Western
Rhinelander Country Series
Theodore V. Olsen (b. April 25, 1932, Rhinelander, Wisconsin; d. July 13, 1993, Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author. Olsen went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories. He died in Rhinelander in 1993 and several works were published posthumously.
His 1969 novel Arrow In The Sun was made into the marginal 1970 film, Soldier Blue, which spawned a reissue of the book under this new title. The film should have been better since it featured Candice Bergen and Peter Strauss. Fortunately, Stalking Moon, which was made into a film starring Gregory Peck, stands as one of the best film adaptations of a western ever to grace the screen. Regardless of either film's standing, both books are very good examples of how well Olsen could write. His stories were compelling and his characters real. When compared to other authors who worked in the western genre, T.V. Olsen was one of the best. Regardless of the Olsen title you pick up, you will have hard time putting it down.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn. The family immigrated from Norway in 1901.
(From http://www.paperbackswap.com/T-V-Olsen/author/)
Works by Theodore Victor Olsen:
Novels
Western
- Haven of the Hunted, Ace Books 1956, new ed. Chivers Press 6/2000
- The Man from Nowhere, Ace 1959, new ed. Chivers 3/1992
- McGivern, Gold Medal Books 1960, new ed. Thorndike Press 4/2001
- High Lawless, Fawcett 1960, new ed. Sagebush Westerns 7/2010
- Gunswift, Fawcett Books 1960, new ed. Center Point Print 7/2006
- Brand of the Star, Fawcett Gold Medal 1961, new ed. Thorndike 4/2011
- Ramrod Rider, Fawcett Gold Medal 1961, new ed. Center Point 9/2005
- Savage Sierra, Gold Medal 1963, new ed. Thorndike 3/1998
- A Man Called Brazos, Fawcett Gold Medal 1964, new ed. Gunsmoke Westerns 8/2005
- Canyon of the Gun, Fawcett Gold Medal 1965, new ed. Gunsmoke 9/2007
- The Stalking Moon, Doubleday (publisher) 1965, new ed. Leisure Books 5/2010
- The Hard Men, Star Weekly Novel 1966, new ed. Gunsmoke 7/2001
- Blizzard Pass, Fawcett 1/1968, new ed. Thorndike 10/2004
- Soldier Blue aka Arrow in the Sun, Star Weekly 1970, new ed. Thorndike
- The Burning Sky, Star Weekly 1/1971, new ed. Chivers 5/1998
- A Man Named Yuma, Gold Medal 1/1971, new ed. Chivers 3/2011
- Bitter Grass, Sphere Books 4/1971
- There Was a Season, Doubleday 1972
- Summer of the Drums, Doubleday 1972
- Mission to the West, Ace 1/1973, new ed. Leisure 9/1997
- Eye of the Wolf, Sphere 3/1973
- Run to the Mountain, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1974, new ed. Gunsmoke 11/2008
- Starbuck's Brand, Belmont Books 1974, new ed. Leisure 11/1997
- Day of the Buzzard, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1976, new ed. Gunsmoke 1/2009
- Westward They Rode, Ace 1/1976, new ed. Leisure 7/1996
- Track the Man Down, Manor Books 1976, new ed. Leisure 10/1998
- Bonner's Stallion, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1977, new ed. Center Point May 2010
- Rattlesnake, Doubleday 2/1979
- The Lockhart Breed, Walker & Company 3/1982
- Red is the River, Fawcett 1/1983
- Lazlo's Strike, Doubleday 1/1983, new ed. Gunsmoke 2/2010
- Blood of the Breed, Ulverscroft Print 1/1985
- Lonesome Gun, Fawcett 10/1985
- Blood Rage, Ballantine Books 6/1987
- A Killer is Waiting, Fawcett 2/1988
- Break the Young Land, Avon Books 1988, new ed. Center Point 9/2004
- Under the Gun, Fawcett 9/1989
- Keno, Chivers 4/1991
- The Golden Chance, Fawcett 9/1992
- Deadly Pursuit, Thorndike 8/1995, sequel to Golden Chance
- Treasures of the Sun, Five Star Publishing Westerns 11/1998
- The Lost Colony, Five Star 9/1999,
- The Vanishing Herd, Five Star 5/2001
- Brothers of the Sword, Berkley Books 1962 (Vikings)
- War Whoop and Battle Cry, collection of stories together with Clifton Adams, Clay Fisher and Luke Short, edited by Brian Garfield, Scholastic Corporation 1/1968
- Lone Hand (Frontier Stories), Thorndike 6/1998
- Man without a Past (Frontier Stories), Five Star 11/2001
Rhinelander Country Series
- Roots of the North, Pineview Publishing 1979
- Birth of a City, Pineview 1983
- Our First Hundred Years, Pineview 1983
