Bed Rock by Jack Bethea

Bed Rock by Jack Bethea

Jack Bethea

1892-1928

Jack Bethea, a prominent figure in Birmingham's journalism and literary circles, was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He began his career as a cub reporter for The Birmingham Age-Herald while still in high school and continued working as a reporter until 1916, when he became the city editor of The Birmingham Ledger. Following the closure of the Ledger, Bethea briefly worked at a local department store before joining The Birmingham Post as a managing editor in 1921. Alongside his journalism pursuits, Bethea also dabbled in fiction writing and was associated with the Loafers' Club, a renowned group of Birmingham writers. His short stories and serialized novels gained recognition and were published in national magazines like Collier's. Bethea published four novels between 1924 and 1928, two of which were adapted into motion pictures. Unfortunately, Bethea's life took a tragic turn in 1928 when he struggled with a lingering illness and, overcome with despair, took his own life in a downtown Birmingham hotel in July of that year.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1928

Bed Rock. Boston, MA; Houghton, 1928.

AL Book Collection

Bethea, Jack, “Bed Rock by Jack Bethea,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/7702.