The most part of his work for Popular Publications was attributed to his pen names Dane Gregory and, occasionally, Breck Tarrant.

Recurring characters in Dane Gregory's fiction included Rocky Rhodes, ex-convict turned private investigator, and Satan Jones.

His family moved to Sunnyside, Washington, in 1919, where Ormond completed elementary and high school, class of 1928.

The Saturday Evening Post published a poem in their December 1, 1934, issue, and another in March of the following year.

Ormond was unable to serve in World War II due to a 4f classification, but he and Jane were accepted by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (now the FAA) for outpost positions in Alaska.