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John D. MacDonald (1916-1966), “Flight of the Tiger”
‘Ben had found Helen MacLane’s hide-out, but the men who wanted to kill her had followed him- Now he and Helen had to run – run for their lives’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#JohnDMacDonald #JamesDwyer #crimefiction #1950s
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#OTD in 1954
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‘The trooper got out of his car and came warily back, gun drawn. He motioned at Ben with the gun and said, “Out, you!”’
#Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #mensfashion #womensfashion #1950s
#OTD in 1952
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‘Morgan shook his head with a small, private gesture of acceptance. The end had come – everyone knew that – but it was difficult and painful to break down and admit the truth’
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists
#OTD in 1954
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”It’s a good story,” the man said. “Except that Dick MacLane never told you about this place, so just exactly how did you know about it?”
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #womensfashion #1950s
‘Ben Morrow had come a long way to see this model, this Helen MacLane. Now she’d vanished, and Ben was caught between the cops and a mob of tough gangsters in a red-hot woman hunt’’
*Collier’s*, March 5, 1954
#JohnDMacDonald #JamesDwyer #crimefiction #womensfashion #1950s
#THISWEEK in 1954
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‘Helen upset the chair and knocked the telephone table over. She managed to dial the operator and make some noise’
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for John D. MacDonald (1916-1966), “Flight of the Tiger”
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“Kiss of Kandahar”. *Collier's*, February 17, 1951
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‘Sally knew she must find the courage for what lay ahead - find it in this cruel country that terrified her’
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#OTD in 1952
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‘David ran down the bank. Gig was lying with his head and shoulders in the water, unconscious’
Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for “Westbound” by Michael Foster
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Detail
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #boxing #boxer #trainer #movieprojector
In #JANUARY 1955
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‘Whitey ran the long reel twice. It was apparent that Lansky hadn’t learned this warfare at college.’ Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #boxing #boxer #trainer #movieprojector
“Sinners and Shrouds” by Jonathon Latimer
‘Sam Clay’s time had run out. When the cops caught him they’d arrest him for murder - unless he could name the real killer’
*Collier's*, Sept. 30, 1955
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #noir #murdermystery
‘Kenneth Wyman’s life insurance policy had expired at midnight Wednesday. His body was not found until the early hours of Thursday’
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #forensics #laboratory
‘Dr. Mookerji shook his head. “Regretfully report only retrograde progress,” he said’
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #forensics #laboratory
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘”Did your husband and Mr. Prentiss quarrel over the Channing girl?” Dr. Coffee asked the pretty widow’
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #mensfashion #womensfashion #1950s
“Sinners and Shrouds” by Jonathan Latimer:
‘The noose was tightening around his neck. Clay had to find the real killer - before the cops discovered victim No. 2.’
*Collier's*, September 16, 1955
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #noir #murdermystery
‘Erich Maria Remarque, “A Time to Love and a Time to Die”
‘He could bear to leave her only by thinking of coming back to her; only this hope could help him stay alive.’ *Collier's*, June 25, 1954
#ErichMariaRemarque #WW2 #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer
#OTD in 1954
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“I’ll buy some golden shoes with high heels,” she said. “And I’ll run to meet you in them when you come back.”’
Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer
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‘Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee, chief pathologist at Pasteur Hospital, looked up from his microscope & frowned at the ungodly & unscientific sounds coming into his office through the ...’
*Collier’s* for June 8, 1956
Super-X 22 ammunition. *Collier's*, May 18, 1957
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #hunting #rifles #huntingdogs #1950s
#OTD in 1957
‘For something extra. . . take a boy hunting.’
Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #hunting #fatherandson #1950s
#OTD 1954
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The siren grew louder. “We must go to the air raid shelter,” Elizabeth said. “We’ve time enough,” he told her.
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for #ErichMariaRemarque “A Time to Love and a Time to Die”
‘In those few stolen days Ernst & Elizabeth had to ➡️
Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #Winchester #rifles #guns #hunting
full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine
John D. MacDonald (1916-1966), “Flight of the Tiger”
‘Ben had found Helen MacLane’s hide-out, but the men who wanted to kill her had followed him- Now he and Helen had to run – run for their lives’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#JohnDMacDonald #JamesDwyer #crimefiction #1950s
#OTD in 1954
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‘The trooper got out of his car and came warily back, gun drawn. He motioned at Ben with the gun and said, “Out, you!”’
#Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #mensfashion #womensfashion #1950s
#OTD in 1952
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‘Morgan shook his head with a small, private gesture of acceptance. The end had come – everyone knew that – but it was difficult and painful to break down and admit the truth’
#Illustration by #JamesDwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists
