Leslie Elson Waller ( English; Leslie Elson Waller ; April 1, 1923 , Chicago , USA - March 29, 2007 , Rochester , New York , USA ) - American writer .
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| Aliases | C. S. Cody Patrick Mann |
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1923 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago , USA |
| Date of death | March 29, 2007 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | Rochester , New York , USA |
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| Occupation | writer |
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| Debut | Lie like a lady |
He is the author of more than 50 novels, many of which have been included by The New York Times on the bestseller list . [one]
The author of the scripts for the films “ Close Encounters of the Third Degree ” and “ Dog Midday ”. [one]
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History
Born April 1, 1923 in Chicago , Illinois in a family of Ukrainian immigrants. [2]
In childhood, he suffered from amblyopia and polio , but at the age of 16 he managed to graduate from Hyde Park High School . [2] From an early age, he liked to write and until his admission to Wilson College worked as a criminal reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times . [2]
In 1942, he was called up for service in the US Army Aviation and continued to engage in writing without leaving the country. [2] The first novel he published under his real name was called Three Days Later. Prior to this, he published his first novel, “Lie like a Lady,” under the pseudonym K. C. Cody. [2]
After the war, he received a bachelor’s degree in humanities from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in American literature from Columbia University . [2] Married Louise Hetzel, with whom he moved to New York, where in 1953 he released his second novel, “Phoenix Island”. [2] Two daughters, Elizabeth and Susan, were born in the marriage. [1] After a divorce from Hetzel, Waller in 1967 married the photographer and actress Patricia Mahen, with whom they moved to Calabria in 1978, where they lived 11 years before moving to London . [2]
After fifteen years of living abroad, they returned to the United States and settled in Naples , where Waller worked as a writer, lectured, received membership in the Naples Press Club, and also participated in conferences of professional writers at the Renaissance Academy in and taught Russian at the University of Florida Gulf Coast . [one]
In 2000, he became one of the founders of Naples Review magazine. [one]
Waller worked as a public relations agent at Harshe-Rotman-Druck, and has held various positions at The Hertz Corporation . [2] At the same time, he worked on novels and children's books for the series “A Book to Begin ...”
Died March 29, 2007 in Rochester , New York . [one]
Writing
His trilogy from the books Banker, Family, and American is on the New York Times bestseller list. [1] In addition, he co-authored scripts for the films “ Dog Midday ,” “ Close Encounters of the Third Degree, ” and “ In Visibility of All ". [1] Also in 1950, under the pseudonym Drake Waller, together with Arnold Drake created the first graphic novel “ It Rhymes with Lust ". [1] It was their joint idea to try to create a “picturesque novel”, which will become a bridge between comic books and book books. The graphic novel was published by St. John Publications . In 2007, it was reissued by Dark Horse Comics .
Compositions
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In Russian
- Waller L. Favorites: In 3 t. / Per. from English L. Martseva, S. Prokhorova. - M .: Terra-Kn. Club , 2001. - T. 1: Banker: Roman. - 655 s. - (Modern foreign novel). - ISBN 5-275-00208-4 .
- Waller L. Favorites: In 3 t. / Per. from English T. Dadyanova. - M .: Terra-Kn. Club , 2001. - T. 2: Family: Romance. - 399 p. - (Modern foreign novel). - ISBN 5-275-00209-2 .
- Waller L. Favorites: In 3 t. / Per. from English A. Nikolaeva, O. Drobot. - M .: Terra-Kn. Club , 2001. - T. 3: American: Romance. - 351 p. - (Modern foreign novel). - ISBN 5-275-00210-6 .
- Waller L. Embassy: Roman / Per. from English V.A. Komissarova. - Trade.-ed. Obnion " Centerpolygraph ", 1995. - 495 p. - (Masters. M). - ISBN 5-7001-0202-1 .
- Waller L. The Mafia Wars: Roman / Per. from English O. I. Gasco. - M .: Torg.-ed. Obnion " Centerpolygraph ", 1995. - 539 p. - (Masters. M). - ISBN 5-7001-0200-5 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Noted author Leslie Waller, of Naples, dies at 83 // Naples Daily News April 2, 2007
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Christopher Hawtree Leslie Waller // The Guardian , 04/19/2007
Literature
- Dictionnaire des littératures policières / Claude Mesplède (dir.). - Nantes: Joseph K, 2007 .-- Vol. J - Z. - P. 989-990. - 1086 p. - (Temps noir). - ISBN 978-2-910-68645-1 .
- Mesplède C. . Les années "Série noire": bibliographie critique d'une collection policière. - Amiens: Encrage Editions 1993. - Vol. 2 1959-1966. - (Travaux). - ISBN 978-2-906-38943-4 .
- Mesplède C. . Les années "Série noire" bibliographie critique d'une collection policière. - Amiens: Encrage Editions 1995. - Vol. 4 1972-1982. - (Travaux). - ISBN 978-2-906-38963-2 .
- Mesplède C. Schleret J.-J. . SN, voyage au bout de la Noire: inventaire de 732 auteurs et de leurs œuvres publiés en séries Noire et Blème: suivi d'une filmographie complète. - Paris: Futuropolis , 1982.- 476 p.