Summary
Carthage, Missouri-area singer, actor, and later mystical author; associate of Neville Goddard. Directed community theatricals in the early 1920s before his later writing career.
Events involving this person
1929
At the Metaphysical Library in the Liebes Building, 177 Post Street, Walter C. Lanyon advertises a week of daily 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
23 June 1929
(possible)
Clipping announces a week-long Walter Lanyon series at the Church of Truth, 333 North Summit.
c. 1930
(possible)
Clipping announces Walter Lanyon at Unity Center speaking on 'You May Have What You Want'.
1930
(possible)
A Divine Science Church of the Truth advertisement at 27 West 72nd Street, Room 406, announces Walter C. Lanyon speaking on ‘Out of the Night,’ with noon and 8 p.m. meetings.
1934
(doubtful)
A personal letter from Jerusalem describes Walter Lanyon's Easter observance at the tomb.
1934
(possible)
The California Eagle, the Black newspaper published in Los Angeles, reprinted Walter Lanyon's first-hand report on Father Divine in full, under his byline and under the standing headings 'FATHER DIVIN
June 1934
(probable)
Walter Lanyon wrote a first-hand account of Father Divine's movement for 'The Rally', published at 9 Percy Street, London W.1, England, which carried it in its June 1934 issue.
Lanyon frames it as a
before June 1934
(probable)
Before writing his June 1934 report for the London paper 'The Rally', Walter Lanyon visited Father Divine's Kingdoms in New York in person and checked the movement's claims for himself.
He states in
c. 1934
(doubtful)
The Carthage Evening Press reports that Walter C.
Walter Lanyon speaks with Phoebe Holmes and J. R. Moseley at a metaphysical practitioner's gathering
11 June 1944
(probable)
Writing in his syndicated column 'Thought for the Day', J. R. Moseley recorded: 'Sunday evening, June 11, I had the joy of being with Mrs.