Cornell Woolrich

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Biography

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 check of film titles reveals that more film noir screenplays were adapted from works by Woolrich than any other crime novelist, and many of his stories were adapted during the 1940s for Suspense and other dramatic radio programs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cornell Woolrich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Cornell Woolrich has 61 screen credits in a career dating back to 1928. Their work is anchored in the The Whistler universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Rear Window, Original Sin, Rear Window. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Known For
Writing
Gender
male
Known Credits
61
Birth Date
1903-12-04 00:00:00
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

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