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Also known as Cornell George Hopley Woolrich, William Irish, George Hopley

American author and screenwriter (1903–1968)

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Died
1968
Works
162

Top works

  • The best horror stories
  • Murder on the Railways
  • La mariée était en noir
  • The Vintage Book of Amnesia
  • Baker's dozen

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New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind only Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler. A…

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Type
Person
Origin
United States
Active from
1903-12-04
Active to
1968-09-25

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Listeners
25
Total plays
115

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
English language
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place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery
cause of death
stroke
date of birth
1903-12-04
date of death
1968-09-25
topic's main category
Category:Cornell Woolrich
start of work period
1926-00-00
pseudonym
William Irish
writing language
English language
Commons category
Cornell Woolrich
manner of death
natural causes
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