found: His The kings of the road, 1952.
found: American magazine journalists 1900-1960, via Literature resource center, 27 May 2014(Ken W(illiam) Purdy; born 28 April 1913 in Chicago, Illinois; died in Wilton, Connecticut on 7 June 1972; prolific American writer; "produced an astounding array of articles and short stories for a wide variety of magazines"; editor of numerous magazines, including Victory, Parade, True, Argosy; contributing editor for Playboy for more than 15 years; wide ranging interests, but particularly known for his automotive writing)
found: Internet speculative fiction database, 27 May 2014(Ken W. Purdy; author of 8 short stories, all but one first published in Playboy)
found: Wikipedia, 27 May 2014(Ken Purdy; Kenneth William Purdy; April 28, 1913-June 7, 1972; American automotive writer and editor)
