Background
Jenkins, William Fitzgerald was born on June 16, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of George Briggs and Mary Louise (Murry) Jenkins.
Jenkins, William Fitzgerald was born on June 16, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of George Briggs and Mary Louise (Murry) Jenkins.
Student public and also private schools of Norfolk.
Fiction writer since 1915. Under pseudonym Murray Leinster wrote several hundred pulp stories, also science fiction stories. Resumed own name for stories public in national magazines.
Author public books including: (under name Will F. Jenkins) The Manitoba Who Feared, 1942, Guns for Achin, 1943, Murder of the United States of America, 1947.
(under psuedonym Leinster) Sidewise in Time and Other Stories, 1949. The Last Space-Ship, 1951.
Great Stories of Science Fiction, 1951. Space Platform, 1953.
Space Tug, 1953; Quadratic, 1953.
Forgotten Planet. 1954, Operation Outer Space, 1954. Gateway to Elsewhere, 1955.
The Other Side of Here, 1955.
Colonial Survey, 1957. War with the Gizmos, 1958. Out of This World, 1958.
Thing from World’s End, 1959.
Twists in Time, 1960. Monsters and Such, 1960.
The Aliens. Pirates of Zan, 1960.
Men Into Space, 1961. Creatures of The Abyss, 1961.
Wailing Asteroid, 1961. This World is Taboo, 1961.
Talents, Incorporated., Operation Terror, 1962.
The Other Side of Nowhere, Doctor to the Stars, 1964. Time Tunnel, published in 1964. Author of other works in anthologies.
Author 12 motion pictures including Owner of the Aztec and Murder Will Out.
Served with Committee on Public Information, World War I.
Married Mary L. Mandola, August 9, 1921. Children: Mary (Mistress Vahan Daniels), Elizabeth (Mistress William De Hardit), Wenllian Stallings, Joan (Mistress Adrian Evans).