Fred Dehner

Fred Dehner (also credited as Frederick Dehner) was an American writer best known for Western and crime fiction. Born in 1913 and dying in 1992, he built a career writing novels and short stories that appeared in pulp magazines, where fast-paced plotting and vivid action were in high demand. Dehner’s work spans genre storytelling in print, and he is sometimes linked with screenwriting or film and television writing credits. He remains associated with mid‑20th‑century popular fiction, particularly the Western tradition and hard‑boiled crime narratives, and is remembered for contributing to the era’s prolific magazine and paperback markets.