Marvin Albert | |
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Born | Marvin H. Albert January 22, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | March 25, 1996 | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Novelist, screenwriter |
Years active | 1956–1992 |
Marvin H. Albert (January 22, 1924 – March 25, 1996)[1] was an American writer of mystery, crime and adventure novels including ones featuring Pete (Pierre-Ange [French: Stone Angel]) Sawyer, a French-American private investigator living and working in France.
During World War II Albert served in the United States Merchant Marine as a radio operator. After working as the director of a Philadelphia children's theater troupe he moved to New York in 1950 and began writing and editing for Quick[2] and Look magazines.
He began writing full-time over the success of his 1956 Western novel The Law and Jake Wade. He sometimes wrote under pseudonyms such as Albert Conroy, Ian McAlister, Nick Quarry and Anthony Rome.[3] Settings for his novels include France (where he lived for some time), Miami and the Old West. A 1975 international suspense thriller, The Gargoyle Conspiracy, written under his own name, was an Edgar nominee in the category of Best Mystery Novel.
A series featuring the common character Clayburn. They were later reprinted in 1989-90 under Marvin Albert's own name.
A series featuring the private detective Tony Rome.
A 1967 television pilot under the name Nick Quarry was based on Tony Rome[4]
Series character: Johnny Morini, Soldato: Man Against the Mafia.
A series featuring the common character Pete Sawyer.
As J. D. Christilian - "Scarlet Women" (1996).
As Marvin H. Albert - "Operation Lila" (1983), "The Medusa Complex", "Dancer's Progress and Schrodingers Cat"(1993 - possibly two stories in one volume) and "Hidden Lives" (1981).
He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild.
In the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the character Rick Dalton is seen reading and discussing a western-themed paperback novel that features a character named Tom Breezy. The novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood includes an ad for the fictitious Tom Breezy book, which is identified as Ride a Wild Bronc by Marvin H. Albert.