In the early 1920s, Keene became an actor in the repertory theatre. Later, he decided to try his hand at writing, and began contributing stories to pulp magazine in 1940, such as Astounding SF and Black Mask. He became a very good writer of crime and detection. and in the 1950s, turned to novels, producing over 50 in the ensuing years. He later became a radio and television scriptwriter, and was the head writer on such programmes as Little Orphan Annie and Kitty Keene, Inc. His other works include My Flesh Is Sweet (1951), Hunt the Killer (1952), Death House Doll (1954), Passage to Samoa (1958), Too Hot to Hold (1959), Seed of Doubt (1961), Chicago 11 (1966) and Southern Daughter (1967). |
