About Lauran Paine
Lauran Paine (1916–2001), with more than a thousand books to his name, remains one of the most prolific Western authors of all time. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, a descendant of the Revolutionary War patriot and author Thomas Paine. His family moved to California, where he spent years in the livestock trade and rodeos and learned about the Old West. After serving in World War II, he began writing for Western pulp magazines. He wrote books in several genres under his own name and pseudonyms, many published in Britain.
About Bill Weideman
Bill Weideman has been active
in theater since the first grade, and this interest led him to an undergraduate
degree from Michigan State in radio and television broadcasting. He helped found
the Ionia Community Theater and has performed with Central Park Players,
Muskegon Civic Theater, and other regional theater groups. He has narrated and directed
for Brilliance for many years. His repertoire includes everything from
thrillers to romance to westerns to science fiction. He is also well-known in
West Michigan as the patriarch of the Weideman Family Band.