![]() Brennan wrote 26 western stories for the pulps before he changed gears and came into his own as an author of supernatural horror in the early 1950s. ![]() He had focused primarily on poetry up to that point, but soon branched out into the world of fiction. His first professional sale was a poem to the Christian Science Monitor Home Forum in 1940. ![]() He worked at the Yale University Library before and after the war, where he remained employed until his retirement in 1985. He received four battle stars, one of them for his participation in the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the Western Front during December 1944 and January 1945. A guide to his papers at the John Hay Library at Brown University include military documents from 1943 to 1946 showing he was transferred to Europe and received commendations from General George Patton. He served three years in the Army during World War II. He attended the Junior College of Commerce, but his father became ill and passed away during his sophomore year, so he left school to support his mother and sister. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in New Haven and lived most of his life in Connecticut. ![]() Joseph Payne Brennan (Decem– January 28, 1990), was an American writer of westerns, horror, and poetry. ![]()
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