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John Roberts Tunis (December 7, 1889 – February 4, 1975), "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story", [1] : 11 was an American writer and broadcaster. Known for his juvenile sports novels, Tunis also wrote short stories and non-fiction, including a weekly sports column for the New Yorker magazine.
John R. Tunis has 45 books on Goodreads with 2639 ratings. John R. Tunis’s most popular book is The Kid from Tomkinsville.
John Roberts Tunis "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story",was an American writer and broadcaster. Known for his juvenile sports novels, Tunis also wrote short stories and non-fiction, including a weekly sports column for the New Yorker magazine.
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Feb 5, 1975 · John Roberts Tunis, one of the country's most successful freelance writers, died yesterday at his home on Stanford Hill Road, Essex, Conn. He was S5 years old.
Sep 6, 1986 · John R. Tunis died in his beloved Connecticut in 1975. He had written over 30 books and more than 2,000 magazine articles, mostly on sport, and had seen Babe Ruth replaced by Reggie Jackson as the nation’s sports hero — both Yankee right fielders who could hit home runs.
Oct 18, 1991 · John R. Tunis. 45 books11 followers. Follow. John Roberts Tunis "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story",was an American writer and broadcaster. Known for his juvenile sports novels, Tunis also wrote short stories and non-fiction, including a weekly sports column for the New Yorker magazine.
During the 1940s and 1950s, John R. Tunis (1889-1975) was considered one of the finest writers for boys. He played collegiate sports at Harvard and later worked as a sportswriter and commentator. He wrote more than twenty books for young people, many of them award-winners, and ten books for adults.
