Family: Born July 3, 1898, in Fowler, CA; died June 18, 1988, in Redwood City, CA; son of Murtilah Elijah (a horticulturist) and Maria Theresa (Hoffmann) Price; married, 1928, wife's name Helen (divorced, 1931); married, 1934, wife's name Wanda (divorced, 1945); married, 1959, wife's name Loriena; children: Theresa, Dan. Education: U.S. Military Academy, Sc.B., 1923. Politics: Conservative Republican. Religion: Taoist-Buddhist. Hobbies and other interests: Oriental philosophy and culture (with Islamic and Chinese emphasis), motoring, gourmet cooking (especially Chinese, Indian, and Mexican cooking), photography, and collecting Oriental rugs. Memberships: American Legion, American Federation of Astrologers, National Rifle Association, Theosophical Society in America.

• Strange Gateways (fantasy stories), Arkham (Sauk City, WI), 1967.
• Far Lands, Other Days (fantasy stories), Carcosa (Chapel Hill, NC), 1975.
• Grubstake (western novel), Zebra (New York, NY), 1979.
• The Devil Wives of Li Fong (fantasy novel), Del Rey (New York City), 1979.
• Operation Misfit (science fiction novel), Del Rey, 1980.
• The Jade Enchantress (fantasy novel), Del Rey, 1982.
• Operation Long Life (science fiction novel), Del Rey, 1983.
• Operation Exile (science fiction novel), Del Rey, 1986.
• Operation Isis (science fiction novel), Del Rey, 1987.
• Book of the Dead: Friends of Yesteryear: Fictioneers & Others (Memories of the Pulp Fiction Era), Arkam (Sauk City, WI), 2001.

Contributor of hundreds of stories to fantasy, science fiction, western, crime, and adventure magazines, including Argosy, Adventure, Strange Detective Stories, Unknown, Weird Tales, and Short Stories. Also published under the pseudonym Hamlin Daly.