Robert E. Howard’s girlfriend, Novalyne Price Ellis, was born on this date, March 9 in 1908. She passed away on March 30, 1999.
Her memoir, One Who Walked Alone, detailing her relationship with Howard, is one of the major sources of information about Bob’s life. Howard fans and scholars owe her a debt of gratitude for writing it.
If’ you’ve never read the book, I suggest you get your hands on a copy. It’s well worth your time.
One Who Walked Alone was the basis of the film The Whole Wide World, which starred Vincent D’Onofrio and an unknown-at-the-time actress named Renee Zellweger. (It was released a few months before Jerry McGuire.) It’s a fairly faithful adaptation and worth watching.
There have been two editions of One Who Walked Alone, the second published to coincide with the film and having a picture of Zellweger on the cover. The first edition is the one shown to the left. Both editions were published by Donald M. Grant.
I’ve seen the movie twice, and enjoyed it thoroughly. D’Onofrio did a spectacular job in the role of REH.
There’s also DAY OF THE STRANGER from Necronomicon Press, and an Index to ONE WHO WALKED ALONE that was given out at Howard Days 2018.
Is DAY OF THE STRANGER in print? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a copy. And I had forgotten about the index. Thanks for reminding me.
Long out of print, although I think Marc Michaud had a few copies left at NecronomiCon 2019, so you might be able to inquire at https://necropress.com if they have any left and how much. There’s a couple copies for sale online, but the prices posted are ridiculous.
Thanks. I’ll give him a try.
I’m trying to get Rusty to let RBF republish it…
Good luck. I’ll add my voice to yours at Howard Days.