William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916, in Des Moines, Iowa, died June 6, 1999, in Portland, Oregon) was an author and novelist of books for adults and children.^[1]

Career

He started his writing career as a newspaperman and later married Eloise Jarvis McGraw, also an author. Corbin became more serious about writing fiction and moved into a house with a 23-acre filbert orchard to do so. Several of Corbin's works received awards. His novel Smoke was made into a movie of the same name in 1970,^[2] and a British television series based on Corbin's Horse in the House was produced from 1977 to 1979.^[3][1]

Personal life

William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.^[1]

Works

• Deadline (1952)^[4]
• Horse in House (1964)
• Smoke (1967)^[5]
• The Everywhere Cat (1970)^[6]
• The Day Willie Wasn't (1971)^[7]
• The Prettiest Gargoyle (1971)^[8]
• The Pup with the Up and Down Tail (1972)^[1]
• Golden Mare^[9]
• High Road Home^[10]
• A Dog Worth Stealing^[11][12]
• Pony for Keeps^[13]
• Me and the End of the World^[1][14]