Bio:Frances M. Deegan

Possible house pseudonym used by William Lawrence Hamling (Locus 2000). Might be mistaken for his wife but her name is "Frances Deegan Yerxa Hamling". The age also doesn't match up. But this was the active period for William

There is a State Census Collection record for a Frances M. Deegan, born 1901 though here. --Dirk P Broer 20:51, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

And there is a grave for a Frances Marie Deegan:
 * Birth: 15 Aug 1901, Iowa, USA
 * Death: 22 Jul 1975, Los Angeles County, California, USA
 * --Dirk P Broer 23:31, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Some biographical info about Frances M. Deegan is to be found in
 * Davin, Eric Leif. Partners in wonder: women and the birth of science fiction, 1926-1965. Lexington Books, 2006. ISBN 0-7391-1267-8. (pp. 377-378.)