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Three of Wellmen's most famous reappearing protagonists are Silver John aka John the Balladeer, the wandering backwoods minstrel who owns a silver-stringed guitar, the elderly 'occult detective' Judge Pursuivant and the playboy/adventurer John Thunstone . Wellman was born in Angola . After graduating from Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University ) in Kansas , he went on to receive a bachelor of laws degree from Columbia University . Wellman was a long-time resident of North Carolina . In 1955 he earned the Edgar Allan Poe Award for nonfiction. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Nightshade Books edition, ''The Collected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman'': # ''The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations'' (2000) (John Thunstone and Lee Corbet stories) # ''The Devil is Not Mocked and Other Warnings'' (2001) # ''Fearful Rock and Other Precarious Locales'' (2001) (Judge Pursivant and Sergeant Jaeger stories) # ''Sin’s Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances'' (2003) # ''Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens'' (2003) (John the Balladeer stories) SILVER JOHN STORIES & NOVELS
JOHN THUNSTONE STORIES & NOVELS
YOUNG ADULT
OTHER NOVELS
NON-FICTION
AWARDS
ADAPTATIONS Two of Wellman's short stories which have been adapted as television productions are "The Valley Was Still", made into an Episode of The Twilight Zone starring Gary Merrill , and "Rouse Him Not", made into an episode of Monsters starring Alex Cord as John Thunstone. The Silver John stories were the inspiration for "Who Fears the Devil", a 1994 recording by Joe Bethancourt that featured both traditional Appalachian folksongs that Silver John would've known, and Wellman's original lyrics that were in many of the Silver John stories, set to the traditional melodies that Wellman used as models. Wellman in TV and Film This section is taken word for word from Mark Cannon's very extensive bibliography of Manly Wade Wellman. Larroes Catch Meddlers:- Adapted for television for Lights Out as “The Meddlers”. 1952 (Aired:- 7 July 1951) Director:-Unknown Screenwriter:- Douglas Wood Gibson, Richard E Davis Starring:- John Carradine, E G Marshall, Dan Morgan School for the Unspeakable:- Adapted for television for Lights Out as “The School for the Unspeakable”. 1952 (Aired:- 7 January 1952) Director:-Unknown Screenwriter:- Richard E Davis Starring:- Donald Buka, Don Hanmer, Leon Tokatyan, Dick Kallman, Maurice Kenney, Jason Jonson, John Gerstad, Harold Webster The Valley Was Still:- Adapted for television for The Twilight Zone as “Still Valley” 1961 (Originally aired:- 24 November 1961) Director:- James Sheldon Screenwriter:- Rod Serling Starring:- Gary Merrill (Paradine), Vaughn Taylor (Old Man), Ben Cooper (Dauger), Addison Myers (Sentry); Mark Tapscott (Lieutenant), Jack Mann (Mallory) The Devil is Not Mocked:- Adapted for television for Night Gallery. 1971 (Originally aired:- 27 October 1971) Director:- Gene Kearney Screenwriter:- Gene Kearney Starring:- Helmut Dantine (General), Francis Lederer (Master), Hank Brandt (Kranz) Who Fears The Devil? 1972 (Jack Harris) film (edited and re-released as The Legend of Hillbilly John 1973) - 89 minutes Producer:- Barney Rosenzweig Director:- John Newland Screenwriter:- Melvin Levy Editor:- Russell Schoengarth Cinematographer:- Flemming Olsen Composer:- Roger Kellaway Starring:- Hedge Capers (John), Susan Strasberg (Poly Wiltse), Denver Pyle (Grandpappy John), Severn Darden (Mr Marduke), Percy Rodriguez (Capt Lojoie H Desplain IV), R G Armstrong (Bristowe); Sharon Henesy (Lily); Sidney Clute (Charles); William Traynor (Rev. Millen); Harris Yulin (Zebulon Yandro); Alfred Ryder (O J Onselm); Chester Jones (Uncle Anansi); Val Avery (Cobart); “White Lightnin’” (themselves); “Honor Hound” (himself). Film based on the character of John. Two segments of the film were based on the stories O Ugly Bird and The Desrick on Yandro. Rouse Him Not:- Adapted for TV for Monsters, 1988 (Originally aired:- December 1988) Director:- Mark Shostrom Writer:- Michael Parry Starring:- Laraine Newman, Alex Cord, Terrance Evans School for the Unspeakable (on tape with Unfortunate Obsession by Matthew Costello) Audio Cassette Brilliance Corp 1997 EXTERNAL LINKS
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