Louis Cunningham | |
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Born | Louis Arthur Cunningham September 28, 1900 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | June 13, 1954 Hammond River, New Brunswick | (aged 53)
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of St. Joseph's College ( B.A., M.A.) |
Spouse | Hortense Marie Mooney |
Louis Arthur Cunningham (September 28, 1900 – June 13, 1954) was a Canadian author from Saint John, New Brunswick. Throughout his career, he published 31 novels [1] as well as over 500 short stories. [2] He has been described as a "prolific writer" in Atlantic Canada. [3] His literature has been featured in several periodicals throughout North America and Europe. [4] [5]
Cunningham was born on September 28, 1900, to parents William John Cunningham and Sarah ( née McGrath) Cunningham. He attended Saint John High School, [6] [1] which he graduated from in 1918. [3] In 1922, he graduated from the University of St. Joseph's College with a bachelor of arts, [3] and obtained his master's degree the following year. [2] In 1923, he received a Knights of Columbus' graduate scholarship from the Catholic University of America from Washington, D.C., where he was set to pursue his PhD at the university starting September 1973. [4] During his time spent at the Catholic University of America, he taught English, French and Latin. [2] The following year, he taught the same subjects at the Notre Dame University in Indiana for another year. [4]
In 1925, [2] Cunningham returned to Saint John to pursue a career in writing, starting with fiction work. [1] He published his first work the same year, [2] and in September 1927 he published his first novel, [6] Yvon Tremblay, [1] through Graphic Publishers of Ottawa. Works of his would be showcased in magazines such as Maclean's, Top-Notch Detective Stories and the Chicago News. [6] In 1935, he published The Tides of the Tantramar. [7] His novel The Forest Gate was published by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1942. [3]
Cunningham married Hortense Marie Mooney on July 10, 1929. [2] They moved to a cottage in East Riverside, where Cunningham met and befriended fellow writers Hiram Alfred Cody and W. E. D. Ross. [3] In 1934, the couple moved again to a house in Hammond River. [1]
On June 13, 1954, Cunningham died at his Hammond River residence at the age of 53. [2] [3] [8]