Omar V. Garrison 1913-1997



Genre(s): Civil liberties/Human rights; Philosophy; Paranormal; Biography.

Award(s): Ogden Reid fellowship, 1954; Freedoms Foundation award, 1957.

Personal Information:

Family: Born June 2, 1913, in LaJunta, Colorado; son of Jasper and Martha (Anderson) Garrison; married Virginia Leah Herrick, September 11, 1952; deceased September 25, 1997, Las Vegas.

Career: Reuters (British wire service), London, England, war correspondent, 1942-45; Fresno Guide, Fresno, California, editor, 1945-48; Los Angeles Mirror-News, Los Angeles, California, science editor, 1948-59; free-lance writer, 1960-79.

WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

Jesus Loved Them, Prentice Hall, 1957.

The Children of Bible Times, Prentice Hall, 1958.

Tantra: The Yoga of Sex, Julian Press, 1964.

Spy Government: The Emerging Police State in America, Lyle Stuart, 1967.

The Dictocrats, Books for Today, 1970.

Howard Hughes in Las Vegas, Lyle Stuart, 1971.

Medical Astrology: How the Stars Influence Your Health, Lyle Stuart, 1971.

Balboa: Conquistador the Soul-Odyssey of Vasco Nunez, Discoverer of the Pacific, Lyle Stuart, 1971.

Lost Gems of Secret Knowledge, University Books, 1973.

The Hidden Story of Scientology, Citadel, 1974.

The Secret World of Interpol, Ralston-Pilot, 1976.

The Encyclopedia of Prophecy, Lyle Stuart, 1977.

Playing Dirty: The Secret War Against Beliefs, Ralston-Pilot, 1980.



FURTHER READINGS ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

PERIODICALS

Nation, December 11, 1967;

Best Sellers, December 1, 1971;

Books and Bookmen, December, 1972.



Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2000. Gale Database: Contemporary Authors

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