Augustus Muir

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Augustus Muir (full name Charles Augustus Carlow Muir [1892-1982]) graduated from the University of Edinburgh and followed a career in letters, working as a novelist, historian, biographer, journalist, and editor. Following World War I, he became the editor of the *World* newspaper. He wrote a biography of Charles White, the anecdotal *Scotland's Road of Romance: Travels in the Footsteps of Prince Charlie* (1934), and several histories of industrial firms. In 1953, he edited *How to Choose and Enjoy Wine*. Muir had a brief try at screen-writing and was the coauthor with Joseph Krumgold of *The Phantom Submarine* (1940), which starred Bruce Bennett and Anita Louise. He had a burst of popularity in the 1920s and 1930s (his entire mystery-writing career spanned only 1925-1940, with fifteen books published). Virtually all of Muir's mystery thrillers were set in Scotland. He also wrote two thrillers under the pseudonym Austin Moore: *Birds of the Night* (1930) and *The House of Lies* (1932), both of which were reissued as by Augustus Muir. [From *The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries*, by Otto Penzler (2014)]

Born 1892-01-01

Died 1982-01-01

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• Open LibraryOL1109517A

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