Cornell Woolrich
American author and screenwriter (1903-1968) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 64
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich 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.
Cornell Woolrich is read about 170 times a day, in 23 languages.
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2022Edgar AwardsAward1975Best Crime Novel in Swedish TranslationAward1968Died25 September 19681954Grand Prix de Littérature PolicièreAward1903Born4 December 1903
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1968 · aged 64
