John Berry
Berry, John Edgar
Birth place: California, USA
Year of death via <a href='http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/s318.htm'>The FictionMags Index</a> and <a href='http://www.crimefictioniv.com/Part_31.html'>Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749-2000</a> "Born and educated in Southern California" per back flap of his 1959 novel Krishna Fluting.