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Clarence Edward Mulford (3 February 1883 – 10 May 1956) was the creator of the character Hopalong Cassidy and who wrote many works of fiction and nonfiction. ==Biography== Mulford was born in Streator, Illinois. He created Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine, and the many short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits.〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted. McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. Pp. 10-11, 116-118. 〕 While many of his stories depicted Cassidy and other men of the Bar-20 ranch, he also wrote novels (and short stories) of other Westerners, starting with ''Johnny Nelson'' in 1920.〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted. McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. Pp. 35-37, 70. 〕 He also wrote nonfiction, mostly about the American West, the outdoors, and motoring.〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted. McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. Pp. 211-218 (bibliography of works by Mulford).〕 More than just writing a very popular series of Westerns, Mulford re-created an entire detailed and authentic world filled with characters drawn from his extensive library research.〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, ''Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted. ''McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. P. 124.〕 His biographer, Francis Nevins, characterized Mulford's writing as "rooted in Victorian convention."〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted. McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. P. 124.〕 Nevins also states that he originated the Western series that has continuous characters, and that, unlike the characters of most later Western series writers, his aged.〔Nevins, Francis M., Jr., 1993, ''Bar-20: The Life of Clarence E. Mulford, Creator of Hopalong Cassidy, with Seven Original Stories Reprinted''. McFarland & Company: Jefferson, North Carolina. P. 124.〕 He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. He set aside much of his money from his books for local charities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clarence E. Mulford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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