Anthony Melville Rud (11 January 1893 – 30 November 1942) was an American writer and pulp magazine editor. Some of his works were published under the pen names R. Anthony, Ray McGillivary, and Anson Piper.[1]
As an author, he worked in several genres, including science fiction, horror and detective. His notable works include science fiction/horror/detective story Ooze (1923), which appeared in the first issue of Weird Tales and also featured in the book collection The Moon Terror published by Weird Tales (anonymously edited by Farnsworth Wright).[4] Rud authored a science fiction novel named The Stuffed Men (1934).[5] Rud contributed stories to Weird Tales,Argosy, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Golden Fleece Historical Adventure and other magazines.
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^"Rud, Anthony". SF Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^Bleiler, Richard (1990). "A History of Adventure Magazine". The Index to Adventure Magazine. Mercer Island, WA: Borgo Press. pp. 1–38. ISBN978-1-55742-189-0.