Lyon Mearson

Background

Mearson, Lyon was born on December 6, 1888 in Montreal, Canada. Son of Joseph and Ethel (Marks) Mearson.

Education

Came to the United States with parents, 1893. Student DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City. Student New York Law School, 1909.

Career

Art critic New York Evening Mail, 1914-1915. Theatrical manager, 1916. Editor for Street & Smith, 1916-1917.

Editor Metropolitan Magazine, 1923-1926.

Was acting editor, International Digest. Enlisted in 8th Communicative Disorders, New York, at outbreak of World War I.

Served 17 months in heavy artillery. Author: (novels) The Whisper on the Stair, 1924.

Footsteps in the Dark, 1927.

Phantom Fingers, 1928. The French They Are a Funny Race, 1931. Company-author: (plays) People Don’t Do Such Things, 1927.

Our Wife, 1933.

Love Costs Money, 1933. Murder by Appointment, 1936. The Vulture in the Parlor, 1947.

Class Reunion, 1948.

Contributor numerous short stories and verse to national magazines. Home: New York, New New York

Achievements

• Lyon Mearson has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Rose Mary Cone.

Father:

Joseph Mearson

Mother:

Ethel (Marks) Mearson

Spouse:

Rose Mary Cone.