August Derleth was born February 24, 1909, in Sauk City, Wisconsin and died on July 4, 1971, in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He was the son of William Julius and Rose Louise (Volk) Derleth; married Sandra Evelyn Winters, April 6, 1953 (divorced March, 1959); children: April Rose, Walden William. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin and earned a B.A., 1930. August Derleth enjoyed collecting American commemorative stamps and comic books, and his belonged to the Authors Guild, Midland Authors, Baker Street Irregulars, American Folklore Society, Poetry Society of America, P.E.N., Wisconsin State Historical Society, Milwaukee Press Club, and Cliff Dwellers.

Pseudonyms: Stephen Grendon; Tally Mason. Nationality: American. Born: Sauk City, Wisconsin, 24 February 1909. Education: St. Aloysius School; Sauk City High School; University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A. 1930. Family: Married Sandra Winters in 1953 (divorced 1959); one daughter and one son. Career: Editor, Fawcett Publications, Minneapolis, 1930-31; editor, The Midwesterner, Madison, 1931; lecturer in American regional literature, University of Wisconsin, 1939-43. Owner and cofounder (with Donald Wandrei, 1939-42), Arkham House Publishers (including the imprints Mycroft and Moran, and Stanton and Lee), Sauk City, 1939-71. Editor, Mind Magic, 1931; literary editor and columnist, Madison Capital Times, 1941-71; editor, The Arkham Sampler, 1948-49, Hawk and Whippoorwill, 1960-63, and The Arkham Collector, 1967-71, all Sauk City. Awards: Guggenheim fellowship, 1938; Scholastic award, 1958; Midland Authors award, for poetry, 1965; Ann Radcliffe award, 1967.