Cornell George Hopley Woolrich (1903-12-04)December 4, 1903 New York City, US
Died
September 25, 1968(1968-09-25) (aged 64) New York City, US
Pen name
William Irish, George Hopley
Occupation
Writer (novelist)
Alma mater
Columbia University
Spouse
Violet Virginia Blackton
(m. 1930; ann. 1933)
(d.1965)
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich (/ˈwʊlrɪtʃ/WUUL-ritch; December 4, 1903 – September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley.
His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.[citation needed]
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich (/ˈwʊlrɪtʃ/ WUUL-ritch; December 4, 1903 – September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes...
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