Mort: Kenneth Robeson Succumbs — Legendary Case of “Pulp Lung”

The news first manifested as rumor. John D. Haefele heard that Will Murray had died. Didn’t want to believe it. Tom Krabacher, who chatted with Will only a couple of weeks ago during PulpFest, thought the idea might have come about because a little-known actor of that name passed away. Perhaps the recent internet “Bill Murray death hoax” might have accidentally snagged Will’s sleeve and tugged him along for a minute. But it is true. Will Murray died on August 24, 2026. The obit by William Lampkin — editor of The Pulpster for PulpFest — provides a link to the formal funeral home eulogy. I corresponded with Will casually, from 1991 on, and saw him holding down his table the few times I attended PulpFest. Will, Krabacher and I sat in on a panel about editing Weird Tales. Most memorably, he contacted me when he would in San Francisco for a conference and we got together after nightfall so I could show him the Hammett sites. Best of all, the late great Bill Arney was home in Sam Spade’s…