pabergin (pabergin@gte.net)
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:01:35 -0500
The string trying to sort out the identities, etc of the two
Marlowes -- Dan J and Stephen -- tickled something in my
head, and after rooting thru some boxes I came up with
something that illustrates (as if it needed it) that when
trying to ascertain details of an author's life & work,
the author himself is perhaps not the best source.
In Mystery Scene #59, Stephen Marlowe contributes a brief
memoir titled -- what else? -- Marlowe Memoir. I remember
thinking at the time that it was an Innocuous piece and was
surprised when the next issue (#60) carried, in the Letters
section, a reply by the great Gold Medal editor Knox Berger
which can be characterized as (a) annoyed or (b) vitriolic.
Take your pick. Berger contradicted Marlowe's memory on
nearly every point, and, interestingly, his recollection of
those details of Marlowe's life/work struck me as much more
convincing than Marlowe's own. It's an interesting exchange,
and anyone interested in this thread who also has access to
back issues of the mag will probably enjoy it. PB
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