Forgotten Authors: R.F. Starzl (opens in new tab)

Roman Frederick Starzl, who wrote as R.F. Starzl was born in Le Mars, Iowa on December 10, 1899 to John V.N. Starzl and Margaret (née Theisen). His grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Austria in 1895, along with their five children, including Starzl’s father. While the family settled in Le Mars, Iowa, John moved to Chicago, where he owned a pharmacy. Around the time he married Margaret, John moved back to Le Mars and bought a German language newspaper, Der Herold, which he renamed Le Mar...