John(=Ivan) (Grigorievich) COURNOS, originally KORSHUN
(wrote as: John COURTNEY; Mark GAULT; [GORKY])

Sex : Male

Nationality: USA

Born : 1881 Mar 6 (or 7)
            Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

Lived : London, England;
             USA (final)

Died :   1966 Aug 27 (or 28)
             New York City (Manhattan), New York, USA
aged :   85
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
(US) Social Security Death Index (SSN = 058-22-3941)
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More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 6
Contemporary Authors, Permanent Series, vol 2
Twentieth Century Authors, by S J Kunitz & H Haycraft [1942]
Literary Year Book 1922 [1922]
Who's Who in Literature 1933 [1933]

This person is/was also a translator

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Gordon Craig And The Theatre Of The FutureEnglish
non-fiction
1914 
The MaskEnglish
fiction
1919 
London Under The BolsheviksEnglish
1919 
The WallEnglish
fiction
1921 
Babel: The New CandideEnglish
fiction
1922 
The Best British Short Stories Of 1922
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1923Pr Gut #9363
In ExileEnglish
poetry
1923 
The New CandideEnglish
fiction
1924 
The Best British Short Stories Of 1923
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1924 
The Best British Short Stories Of 1924
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1925 
Sport Of GodsEnglish
drama
published:1925 
Miranda MastersEnglish
fiction
1926 
The Best British Short Stories Of 1925
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1926 
O'Flaherty The GreatEnglish
fiction
1927 
A Modern PlutarchEnglish
biography
1928 
Short Stories Out Of Soviet Russia
[edited]
English
short stories
1929 
American Short Stories Of The 19th Century
[edited]
English
short stories
1930 
Wandering WomenEnglish
fiction
1930 
Grandmother Martin Is MurderedEnglish
fiction
1930 
The Devil Is An English GentlemanEnglish
fiction
1932 
AutobiographyEnglish
autobiography
1935 
An Epistle To The Hebrews
[with Claris Edwin SILCOX]
English
non-fiction
1938 
An Open Letter To Jews And ChristiansEnglish
non-fiction
1938 
Hear, O IsraelEnglish
1938 
Book Of Prophecy From Egyptians To HitlerEnglish
non-fiction
1938 
A Boy Named JohnEnglish
fiction
1941 
A Treasury Of Russian Life And Humor
[edited]
English
1943 
Best World Short Stories, 1947
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1947 
A World Of Great Stories 1947
[co-edited]
English
short stories
1947 
Famous Modern American Novelists
[with Sybil NORTON]
English
non-fiction
1952 
Famous British NovelistsEnglish
1952 
Famous British PoetsEnglish
1952 
A Pilgrimage To Freedom: The Story Of Roger WilliamsEnglish
biography
1953 
A Candidate For Truth: The Story Of Daniel WebsterEnglish
biography
1953 
John Adams: Independence ForeverEnglish
biography
1954 
American Short Stories Of The Nineteenth Century
[edited]
English
short stories
1955 
A Treasury Of Classic Russian Literature
[edited]
English
short stories
1961 
The Man With The SpatsEnglish
poetry
1963 
The Lost Leader: An Elegy For John Fitzgerald KennedyEnglish
biography
1964 
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