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Costain, Thomas B. (Thomas Bertram), 1885-1965

 Person

biographical statement

Citation:
American cavalcade, 1937.

Serebrianaia chasha, 1994: t.p. (T.B. Kosteĭn)

KR 7/3/95

Wikipedia, viewed June 16, 2009 (Thomas B. Costain, May 8 1885-October 8, 1965)

OCLC, June 16, 2009 (hdg.: Costain, Thomas Bertram, 1885- ; Costain, Thomas B. (Thomas Bertram), 1885-1965; usage: Thomas B. Costain)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Jan. 7, 2013 (Thomas B. Costain; b. May 8, 1885 in Brantford, Ont.; parents: John Herbet Costain and Mary Schultz; worked as reporter for Brantford Courier, sold story to paper in 1902; editor for Guelph Daily Mercury (1908-1910) and The Saturday Evening Post; first novel published in 1942; wrote 12 novels and seven non-fiction books; four films made from books, including Silver Chalice; m. 1910 to Ida Randolph Spragge, two daughters; d. Oct. 8, 1965 in New York, N.Y.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Thomas B. Costain letter to Chester L. McDonald

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233639118]
Identifier: MSS 8187
Scope and Contents

Letter was written by Costain on November 4, 1961 to Chester L. McDonald. Letter is typewritten with Costain's handwritten signature.

Dates: 1961 November 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas B. Costain letter to Chester L. McDonald

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