Walter B. Gibson(1897-1985)

Writer

Walter B. Gibson was born on 12 September 1897 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Shadow (1994), The Shadow and L'ombre qui frappe (1937). He was married to Pearl Litzka Raymond. He died on 6 December 1985 in Kingston, New York, USA.

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The Shadow

6.1

Writer

1994

The Shadow

Writer

L'ombre qui frappe

4.8

Writer(as Maxwell Grant)

1937

Retro Static Radio

Podcast Series

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Homage & Remake in Fan Films
7.2
Short
- writer
- 2024
Dick Tracy & The Phantom
6.0
Short
- writer
- 2024
The Shadow
7.9
Short
- characters
- 2023
Retro Static Radio
Podcast Series
- created by (creator)
- 2020
The Shadow
7.0
Short
- writer
- 2015
The Shadow
7.0
Video Game
- characters
- 1994
The Shadow
Video Game
- writer
- 1994
The Shadow
6.1
- character The Shadow from stories
- 1994
Thwarted
4.6
Short
- characters
- 1991
Invisible Avenger
5.3
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1958
The Missing Lady
5.4
- character (uncredited)
- 1946
Behind the Mask
4.9
- stories (as Maxwell Grant)
- 1946
The Shadow Returns
5.3
- character (uncredited)
- 1946
Le fantôme du cirque
6.8
- based upon stories in "The Shadow" magazine by (uncredited)
- 1940
International Crime
5.5
- character (uncredited)
- 1938

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Alternative name
- Maxwell Grant
Born
- September 12, 1897
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- December 6, 1985
- Kingston, New York, USA
Spouse
- Pearl Litzka RaymondAugust 27, 1949 - ?
Other works
Story: "The Ghost of the Manor" (filmed as L'ombre qui frappe (1937)).
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Though he began as a reporter, Gibson had loved stage magic since childhood and collaborated with Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, and Harry Blackstone. During the 1930s and 1940s, Gibson wrote for magazines, some self-help books, new magic books, and two novels. When he met (not his first wife) Pearl Raymond, a professional magician, he launched into writing novels in a serious way. Later in life, Gibson lectured on magic and earned two awards from the Academy of Magical Arts.