Eldred Kurtz Means

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Born|  (1878-03-11) March 11, 1878 (age 147)

Kentucky

Died| February 19, 1957(1957-02-19) (aged 78)
Nationality| American
Citizenship| United States
Occupation| Author
Spouse(s)| Ella Q. Crebbin
Parents|

* George Hamilton Means (father)
* Virginia née Lively Means (mother)

Eldred Kurtz Means (March 11, 1878 - February 19, 1957) was a clergyman who authored fictional stories about African characters living in an area of Louisiana he named Tickfall. He described the characters in the most grotesque and sensational terms.[1] His magazine stories were popular with white readers and were compiled into books.[1]

Means was born in Kentucky the son of Virginia née Lively Means and George Hamilton Means. He married Ella Q. Crebbin in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

In 1918, an Ebony Film Corporation advertisement teased a "coming" film based on one of his Tickfall Tales titled Good Luck in Old Clothes.

He had several works published.[2] Edward Windsor Kemble illustrated one of his books.[3][4] His books were reviewed in several newspapers.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Drew, Bernard A. (April 14, 2015). "Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters". McFarland - via Google Books.
2. ↑ http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Means, E. K. (Eldred Kurtz), 1878-1957
3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books/about/E_K_Means.html?id=obERAAAAYAAJ
4. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/more-ek-means/oclc/8693867

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