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((short description|American writer (1924–2006)))
((About|the author|the mayor of Pittsburgh|William J. Diehl|the American mycologist|William Webster Diehl))
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'''William Diehl''' (((IPAc-en|d|iː|l)); December 4, 1924 – November 24, 2006) was an American [[novelist]] and [[photojournalism|photojournalist]].

==Biography==
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During [[World War II]], Diehl lied about his age to join the [[United States Army Air Forces|U.S. Army Air Corps]] at 17, serving as a [[ball turret]] [[Air gunner|gunner]] on a [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] where he flew 24 missions over Germany.<ref name="latimesobit">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220816035051/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-28-me-diehl28-story.html William Diehl, 81; war experiences influenced writer’s popular thrillers] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref> He was the recipient of the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]], the [[Purple Heart]] and the [[Air Medal]] with three [[oak leaf cluster]]s. Diehl often cited his experiences during the war as a strong influence on his fiction.<ref name="latimesobit"/>

Diehl was also a successful photographer and journalist, when he began his novel-writing career at 50. His first novel, ''Sharky's Machine'', was made into the 1981 film of the [[Sharky's Machine (film)|same name]], directed by and starring [[Burt Reynolds]]. Diehl saw it being shot on location in and around his hometown of [[Atlanta]], Georgia. Its cast included [[Vittorio Gassman]], [[Brian Keith]], [[Charles Durning]], [[Earl Holliman]], [[Rachel Ward]], [[Bernie Casey]], [[Henry Silva]], and [[Richard Libertini]]. It was the most successful box-office release of a film directed by Reynolds.

Diehl relocated to [[St. Simons Island]], Georgia, in the early 1980s, and lived there for the next 15 years before returning to Atlanta. While living on St. Simons, he completed eight other novels, including ''[[Primal Fear (novel)|Primal Fear]]'', which was adapted into the 1996 [[Primal Fear (film)|film of the same name]].((citation needed|date=August 2017))

==Death==
Diehl died of an [[aortic aneurysm]] at [[Emory University]] Hospital in Atlanta on November 24, 2006, while working on his 10th novel.((citation needed|date=August 2017)) He was survived by five children, four (Cathy, Bill, Stan, and Melissa) from his first marriage, and one (Temple) from his second marriage.((citation needed|date=August 2017))

==Bibliography==
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* ''Sharky's Machine'' (1978)
* ''Chameleon'' (1981)
* ''Hooligans'' (1984)
* ''Thai Horse'' (1987)
* ''The Hunt (27)'' (1990)
* ''[[Primal Fear (novel)|Primal Fear]]'' (1993)†
* ''[[Show of Evil]]'' (1995)†
* ''[[Reign in Hell (novel)|Reign in Hell]]'' (1997)†
* ''Eureka'' (2002)
* ''Seven Ways to Die'' (2012) with Kenneth John Atchity<ref>Stevenson, Luanne (2012-04-23). "[http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-seven-ways-to-die/ Book Review: ''Seven Ways to Die'' by William Diehl with Kenneth John Atchity]". Retrieved on 2012-10-10.</ref>

: †''Primal Fear'', ''Show of Evil'', and ''Reign in Hell'' are all part of a series featuring lawyer Martin Vail and killer Aaron Stampler.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://apnews.com/article/2e554179e4e66df6294fdf29a6112be5 (("'))Primal Fear' author Diehl dies at 81"], Associated Press, 26 November 2006

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