T. V. Olsen
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Theodore Victor Olsen was an American
western fiction
author.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300 acres (1.2 km²) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn. The family immigrated from Norway in 1901. The Phillip Olsen family moved to California in the 1950s. Phillip Olsen had three sons named John, Larry and Timmy Olsen. Phillip Olsen has five grand children. They are Jeremy Olsen, Maureen Olsen, Katrina Olsen (attends the University of California Berkeley), Issak Olsen and Tori Olsen.
Other Novels
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Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
author.
Biography
Olsen went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories. He died in Rhinelander in 1993 and several works were published posthumously.Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300 acres (1.2 km²) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn. The family immigrated from Norway in 1901. The Phillip Olsen family moved to California in the 1950s. Phillip Olsen had three sons named John, Larry and Timmy Olsen. Phillip Olsen has five grand children. They are Jeremy Olsen, Maureen Olsen, Katrina Olsen (attends the University of California Berkeley), Issak Olsen and Tori Olsen.
Novels
Western- Gunswift, Fawcett Books 1/1950, new ed. Center Point Print 7/2006, ISBN 1-5854-7795-1
- Haven of the Hunted, Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
1/1956, new ed. Chivers Press 6/2000, ISBN 0-7540-3839-9 - Man from Nowhere, Ace 1/1959, new ed. Chivers 3/1992, ISBN 0-7451-4515-0
- McGivern, Gold Medal BooksGold Medal BooksGold Medal Books, launched by Fawcett Publications in 1950, is a U.S. book publisher known for introducing paperback originals, a publishing innovation at the time. Fawcett was also an independent newsstand distributor, and in 1949 the company negotiated a contract with New American Library to...
1/1960, new ed. Thorndike Press 4/2001, ISBN 0-7838-9412-6 - High Lawless, Fawcett 1/1960, new ed. Sagebush Westerns 7/2010, ISBN 0-7531-8518-6
- Brand of the Star, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1961, new ed. Thorndike 4/2011, ISBN 1-4104-3589-7
- Ramrod Rider, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1961, new ed. Center Point 9/2005, ISBN 1-5854-7644-2
- Savage Sierra, Gold Medal 1963, new ed. Thorndike 3/1998, ISBN 0-7838-8420-2
- Man Called Brazos, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1964, new ed. Gunsmoke Westerns 8/2005, ISBN 1-4056-8040-0
- Canyon of the Gun, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1965, new ed. Gunsmoke 9/2007, ISBN 1-4056-8149-0
- Stalking Moon, Doubleday (publisher) 1965, new ed. Leisure BooksLeisure BooksLeisure Books is an imprint of Dorchester Publishing specializing in Horror and Thriller mass market paperbacks. As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only U.S. publisher with a line of horror books...
5/2010, ISBN 0-8439-4180-7 - The Hard Men, Star Weekly Novel 1/1966, new ed. Gunsmoke 7/2001, ISBN 0-7540-8132-6
- Blizzard Pass, Fawcett 1/1968, new ed. Thorndike 10/2004, ISBN 0-7862-6704-0
- Soldier Blue aka Arrow in the Sun, Star Weekly 1/1970, new ed. Thorndike ISBN 0-7862-5718-8
- Burning Sky, Star Weekly 1/1971, new ed. Chivers 5/1998, ISBN 0-7451-8861-4
- Man Named Yuma, Gold Medal 1/1971, new ed. Chivers 3/2011, ISBN 1-4084-9279-6
- Bitter Grass, Sphere BooksSphere Books-History:Founded in 1961, Sphere Books began work on its first publication, the 1962 paperback edition of Gottfried Benn's The Trainee Man. Originally part of The Thomson Corporation, Sphere was sold to Pearson PLC in 1985 and became part of Penguin...
4/1971, ISBN 0-7221-6535-5 - Mission to the West, Ace 1/1973, new ed. Leisure 9/1997, ISBN 0-8439-4308-5
- Eye of the Wolf, Sphere 3/1973, ISBN 0-7221-6538-6
- Run to the Mountain, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1974, new ed. Gunsmoke 11/2008, ISBN 1-4056-8228-2
- Starbuck's Brand, Belmont BooksBelmont BooksBelmont Books was an American publisher of paperback books founded in 1960. It specialized in science fiction, horror and fantasy, with titles appearing from 1961 through 1971...
1974, new ed. Leisure 11/1997, ISBN 0-8439-4326-9 - Day of the Buzzard, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1976, new ed. Gunsmoke 1/2009, ISBN 1-4056-8232-9
- Westward They Rode, Ace 1/1976, new ed. Leisure 7/1996, ISBN 0-8439-4021-3
- Track the Man Down, Manor Books 1976, new ed. Leisure 10/1998, ISBN 0-8439-4369-6
- Bonner's Stallion, Fawcett Gold Medal 1/1977, new ed. Center Point 5/2010, ISBN 1-602-85738-4
- Rattlesnake, Doubleday 2/1979, ISBN 0-385-14290-8
- Lockhart Breed, Walker & Company 3/1982, ISBN 0-8027-4006-9
- Red is the River, Fawcett 1/1983, ISBN 0-449-12407-9
- Lazlo's Strike, Doubleday 1/1983, new ed. Gunsmoke 2/2010, ISBN 1-4084-6242-3
- Blood of the Breed, Ulverscroft Print 1/1985, ISBN 0-7089-1262-1
- Lonesome Gun, Fawcett 10/1985, ISBN 0-449-12808-4
- Blood Rage, Ballantine BooksBallantine BooksBallantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
6/1987, ISBN 0-449-13052-0 - Killer is Waiting, Fawcett 2/1988, ISBN 0-449-13058-2
- Break the Young Land, Avon Books 1988, new ed. Center Point 9/2004, ISBN 1-5854-7462-2
- Under the Gun, Fawcett 9/1989, ISBN 0-449-14621-7
- Keno, Chivers 4/1991, ISBN 0-7451-1336-4
- Golden Chance, Fawcett 9/1992, ISBN 0-449-14803-7
- Deadly Pursuit, Thorndike 8/1995, ISBN 0-7862-0507-3, sequel to Golden Chance
- There was a Season, Leisure 10/1994, ISBN 0-8439-3652-0
- Treasures of the Sun, Five Star Publishing Westerns 11/1998, ISBN 0-7862-0995-8
- Lost Colony, Five Star 9/1999, ISBN 0-7862-1582-9
- Vanishing Herd, Five Star 5/2001, ISBN 0-7862-2113-4
- Summer of the Drums, Gunsmoke 11/2006, ISBN 1-4056-8104-9
Other Novels
- Brothers of the Sword, Berkley BooksBerkley BooksBerkley Books is an imprint of Penguin Group that began as an independent company in 1955. It was established by Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein, who were working for Avon and formed "Chic News Company". They renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. in 1955. They soon found a niche in science fiction...
1962 (Vikings)
Anthologies
- War Whoop and Battle Cry, collection of stories together with Clifton Adams, Clay Fisher and Luke ShortLuke Short (writer)Luke Short was a popular Western writer.Born in Kewanee, Illinois Glidden attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism.Following graduation in 1930 he worked for a number of...
, edited by Brian GarfieldBrian GarfieldBrian Francis Wynne Garfield is an American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen and wrote several novels under such pen names as "Frank Wynne" and "'Brian Wynne" before gaining prominence when his book Hopscotch won the 1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel...
, Scholastic Corporation 1/1968 - Lone Hand (Frontier Stories), Thorndike 6/1998, ISBN 0-7862-0761-9
- Man without a Past (Frontier Stories), Five Star 11/2001, ISBN 0-7862-2732-7
Non Fiction
Rhinelander Country Series- Roots of the North, Pineview Publishing 1979
- Birth of a City, Pineview 1983, ISBN 9-997-68571-1
- Our First Hundred Years, Pineview 1983
Filmography
- The Stalking MoonThe Stalking MoonThe Stalking Moon is a 1968 western film in Technicolor starring Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint. It is directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by T.V. Olsen.-Plot:...
, 1968 directed by Robert MulliganRobert MulliganRobert Mulligan was an American film and television director best known as the director of humanistic American dramas, including To Kill A Mockingbird , Summer of '42 , The Other , Same Time, Next Year and The Man in the Moon...
, with Gregory PeckGregory PeckEldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
and Eva Marie SaintEva Marie SaintEva Marie Saint is an American actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film On the Waterfront , and later starred in the thriller film North by... - Soldier BlueSoldier BlueSoldier Blue is a 1970 American Revisionist Western movie directed by Ralph Nelson and inspired by events of the 1864 Sand Creek massacre in the Colorado Territory....
, 1970 directed by Ralph NelsonRalph NelsonRalph Nelson was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor.-Life and career:...
with Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceSir Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, was a British actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades...
and Candice BergenCandice BergenCandice Patricia Bergen is an American actress and former fashion model.She is known for starring in two TV series, as the title character on the situation comedy Murphy Brown , for which she won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards; and as Shirley Schmidt on the comedy-drama Boston Legal...