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August William Derleth (February 24 1909 – July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as H. P. Lovecraft's primary publisher, and for his contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, Derleth was a prolific writer in several genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, and biography.
The son of William Julius Derleth and his wife Rose Louise Volk, he grew up in Sauk City, Wisconsin. At the age of 16, he sold his first story to Weird...
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