Herbert Asbury
1889 - 1963
General Information
Bio
(1889-1963) Writer, Reporter, Novelist. Herbert Asbury divided his time between two homes; one in New York City and the other in Canada Lake, New York.
Full Name
Herbert Asbury
Locations
Fulton
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Asbury owned a home in Canada Lake, New York.
1889
BIRTH
Herbert Asbury was born in Farmington, Missouri on September 1, 1889.
1926
LITWORK
Up From Methodism
Novel.
Novel.
1926
OTHER
Asbury sells an article titled Hatrack to H.L. Mencken's magazine American Mercury. It delt with the story of a Farmington prostitute and was banned from sale in Boston. Mencken challenged this by selling a copy on the commons in the city and was arrested -- causing a great increase in sales for the magazine and fame for Asbury.
1927
LITWORK
A Methodist Saint : The Life of Bishop Asbury
Novel.
Novel.
1927
LITWORK
The Devil of Pei-ling
Novel.
Novel.
1928
LITWORK
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld
Novel. Was adapted for a film version in 2002, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Novel. Was adapted for a film version in 2002, directed by Martin Scorsese.
1928
LITWORK
The Tick of the Clock
Novel.
Novel.
1928
LITWORK
Not at Night: A Collection of Weird Tales
Novel.
Novel.
1928
OTHER
Worked as a reporter for several newspapers (such as the Atlanta Georgian, the New York Sun, the New York Herald, and the New York Tribune) until 1928.
1933
LITWORK
The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
1-56025-408-4
Novel.
1-56025-408-4
Novel.
1940
LITWORK
Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
Novel.
Novel.
1941
LITWORK
The Golden Flood: An Informal History of America's First Oil Field
Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Novel.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Novel.
1950
LITWORK
The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition
Novel.
Novel.
1963
DEATH
Herbert Asbury died in New York City, New York on February 24, 1963 due to chronic lung problems he had suffered since being gassed in the first World War.
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