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Born | Louis Arthur Cunningham September 28, 1900 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | June 13, 1954 Hammond River, New Brunswick | (aged 53)
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of St. Joseph's College (B.A., M.A.) |
Spouse | Hortense Marie Mooney |
Louis Arthur Cunningham (September 28, 1900 – June 13, 1954) was a Canadian author from Saint John, New Brunswick. Throughout his career, he published 31 novels[1] as well as over 500 short stories.[2] He has been described as a "prolific writer" in Atlantic Canada.[3] His literature has been featured in several periodicals throughout North America and Europe.[4][5]
Cunningham was born on September 28, 1900, to parents William John Cunningham and Sarah (née McGrath) Cunningham. He attended Saint John High School,[6][1] which he graduated from in 1918.[3] In 1922, he graduated from the University of St. Joseph's College with a bachelor of arts,[3] and obtained his master's degree the following year.[2] In 1923, he received a Knights of Columbus' graduate scholarship from the Catholic University of America from Washington, D.C., where he was set to pursue his PhD at the university starting September 1973.[4] During his time spent at the Catholic University of America, he taught English, French and Latin.[2] The following year, he taught the same subjects at the Notre Dame University in Indiana for another year.[4]
In 1925,[2] Cunningham returned to Saint John to pursue a career in writing, starting with fiction work.[1] He published his first work the same year,[2] and in September 1927 he published his first novel,[6] Yvon Tremblay,[1] through Graphic Publishers of Ottawa. Works of his would be showcased in magazines such as Maclean's, Top-Notch Detective Stories and the Chicago News.[6] In 1935, he published The Tides of the Tantramar.[7] His novel The Forest Gate was published by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1942.[3]
Cunningham married Hortense Marie Mooney on July 10, 1929.[2] They moved to a cottage in East Riverside, where Cunningham met and befriended fellow writers Hiram Alfred Cody and W. E. D. Ross.[3] In 1934, the couple moved again to a house in Hammond River.[1]
On June 13, 1954, Cunningham died at his Hammond River residence at the age of 53.[2][3][8]