Richard Scott Prather

Born in Santa Ana, California, September 9, 1921
Riverside Junior College, (CA) 1940-41
Fireman, oiler, and engineer in the US Merchant Marine, 1942-45
Civil Service Clerk, March Air Force Base, Riverside, CA 1945-49
Writer and avocado farmer, 1949-Present

Twice member of the Board of Directors, Mystery Writers of America
Received Lifetime Achievement Award of the Private Eye Writers of America, 1986

Married Tina Hager, 1945

The photo to the left is Richard S. Prather from the back cover of Find This Woman, 3rd Printing, 1956

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