John P. Marquand

John P. Marquand (1893-1960) was an American author of spy thriller, mystery and literary fiction novels. He wrote the Mr. Moto series. He was educated at Harvard University, and got an editorial position at the Harvard Lampoon before graduating in 1915. Marquand went onto work for the Boston Evening Transcript before his military unit was sent to the Mexican border in 1916. He then worked as an advertising copywriter prior to becoming a novelist with The Unspeakable Gentleman . Marquand won a Pulitzer Prize in 1938 for his novel The Late George Apley .