How to Pronounce George S. Elrick
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Oct 07, 1921 Evanston, Illinois, United States Died on 29 Dec 1997 (aged 76)
American writer
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About George S. Elrick
- George Seefurth Elrick (October 7, 1921 – December 29, 1997) George was raised in Evanston, IL, in a 2-story flat near Lake Michigan.
- He was an only child, and it didn't take him long to develop an aptitude for reading and writing.
- He attended Northwestern University from 1939 to 1943, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English.
- Soon after, during WWII, he entered the US Army, and was a columnist for "Stars and Stripes" a war time newspaper.
- He later married Marilyn Jean Wharton on January 11, 1947, and moved into a Georgian style house in Glenview.
- They had 2 children, Michael and Bruce.
- In the mid 50's, he was employed by the Jacoby Advertising Agency as a Writer.
- In the 60's, he was employed by Wilding Studios, and wrote television scrips for the Wild Kingdom series.
- In the mid 60's, he wrote storybooks and maps for the "General Whitman's Adventure" series.
- He was also the author of dozens of children's books from the Whitman "Big Little Books" series from the mid 60's until the early 80's.
- Towards the end of his career, he even wrote a science fiction handbook that was a tutorial used in some college courses.
- Throughout his career he wrote an astonishing 38 Books! George's favorite book that he had published was "Bonanza - The Bubble Gum Kid". Books written by George S.
- Elrick: 1965 - General Whitman's Adventure in Exciting Africa, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventure in the Australian Oceania, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventure in the United States, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventure in North America, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventures Around the World, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventures in Exotic Asia, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventures in Intriguing Europe, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventures in South America, Whitman Publishing 1965 - General Whitman's Adventure of Famed Explorers, Whitman Publishing 1966 - Superman Smashes the Secret of the Mad Director, Whitman Publishing 1967 - Bonanza the Bubble Gum Kid, #2 Whitman Publishing 1967 - Flipper Killer Whale Trouble, #3 Whitman Publishing 1967 - Lassie Adventure in Alaska, #4 Whitman Publishing 1967 - Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan the Mark of the Red Hyena, #5 Whitman Publishing 1967 - The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
- - The Calcutta Affair, #11 Whitman Publishing 1968 - Ivan Tor's Daktari Night of Terror, #18 Whitman Publishing 1968 - Lassie and the Shabby Sheik, #27 Whitman Publishing 1968 - Lone Ranger Outwits Crazy Cougar, #13 Whitman Publishing 1968 - Major Matt Mason Moon Mission, #22 Whitman Publishing 1969 - Batman and the Cheetah Caper, Whitman Publishing 1969 - Flipper Deep-sea Photographer, #32 Whitman Publishing 1976 - Spiderman Zaps Mr.
- Zodiac, #1 Whitman Publishing 1978 - Science Fiction Handbook for Readers and Writers, Chicago Review Press Publishing 1980 - Road Runner and the Unidentified Flying Coyote, Whitman Publishing 1980 - Superman in the Phantom Zone Connection, Whitman Publishing
