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'''Marvin H. Albert''', (22 January 1924 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States – 24 March 1996 [[Menton|Menton, France]]) was a writer of [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], [[Crime fiction|crime]] and [[adventure]] [[novel]]s including ones featuring Pete (Pierre-Ange [French: Stone Angel]) Sawyer, a [[French American|French-American]] [[private investigator]] living and working in France.
'''Marvin H. Albert''' (January 22, 1924 &ndash; March 25, 1996)<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=matchID - Marvin Albert |url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/HQt2M8lIET03 |website=[[Fichier des personnes décédées|Fichier des décès]] |publisher= |access-date=16 June 2022 |language=fr |date=}}</ref> was an American writer of [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], [[Crime fiction|crime]] and [[adventure]] [[novel]]s including ones featuring Pete (Pierre-Ange [French: Stone Angel]) Sawyer, a [[French American|French-American]] [[private investigator]] living and working in France.


==Biography==
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During World War II Albert served in the [[United States Merchant Marine]] and began writing full-time over the success of his 1956 Western novel ''[[The Law and Jake Wade]]''. He sometimes wrote under [[pseudonym]]s such as Albert Conroy, Ian McAlister, Nick Quarry and Anthony Rome.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|title=Marvin H. Albert, 73, an Author Of Mysteries and Biographies|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0612FC395D0C728FDDAA0894DE494D81|accessdate=20 January 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 March 1996}}</ref> Settings for his novels include France (where he lived for some time), [[Miami]] and the [[American Old West|Old West]]. A 1975 international suspense thriller, ''The Gargoyle Conspiracy'', written under his own name, was an [[Edgar Award|Edgar]] nominee in the category of Best Mystery Novel.

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''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quick-magazine.com/quick_magazine/about.html|title = About}}</ref> and ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazines.

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He began writing full-time over the success of his 1956 Western novel ''[[The Law and Jake Wade]]''. He sometimes wrote under [[pseudonym]]s such as Albert Conroy, Ian McAlister, Nick Quarry and Anthony Rome.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|title=Marvin H. Albert, 73, an Author Of Mysteries and Biographies|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0612FC395D0C728FDDAA0894DE494D81|accessdate=20 January 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 March 1996}}</ref> Settings for his novels include France (where he lived for some time), [[Miami]] and the [[American Old West|Old West]]. A 1975 international suspense thriller, ''The Gargoyle Conspiracy'', written under his own name, was an [[Edgar Award|Edgar]] nominee in the category of Best Mystery Novel.


==Novels==
==Novels==
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*''Three Rode North'' (1964)
*''Three Rode North'' (1964)
*''[[The Man in Black (novel)|The Man in Black]]'' (1965), filmed as ''[[Rough Night in Jericho (film)|Rough Night in Jericho]]'' (1967; Albert also wrote the screenplay)
*''[[The Man in Black (novel)|The Man in Black]]'' (1965), filmed as ''[[Rough Night in Jericho (film)|Rough Night in Jericho]]'' (1967; Albert also wrote the screenplay)

===Detective novels written under the name Al Conroy===
* ''The Road's End'' (1952)
* ''The Chiselers'' (1953)
* ''Nice Guys Finish Dead'' (1957) (filmed as ''À Corps À Cris'' (1989)
* ''Murder in Room 13'' (1958) (filmed as ''Adieu Marin!'' (1993)
* ''The Mob Says Murder'' (1958)
* ''Devil in Dungarees'' (1960)


===Jake Barrow Private Eye written under the name Nick Quarry===
===Jake Barrow Private Eye written under the name Nick Quarry===
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===Tony Rome series===
===Tony Rome series===
* A series featuring the private detective Tony Rome.
A series featuring the private detective Tony Rome.
*''Miami Mayhem'' (As Anthony Rome - 1960), filmed as ''[[Tony Rome]]'' (1967)
*''Miami Mayhem'' (As Anthony Rome - 1960), filmed as ''[[Tony Rome]]'' (1967)
*''The Lady in Cement'', (As Anthony Rome, but published in England - 1961) filmed as ''[[Lady in Cement]]'' (1968)
*''The Lady in Cement'', (As Anthony Rome, but published in England - 1961) filmed as ''[[Lady in Cement]]'' (1968)
*''My Kind of Game'' (As Anthony Rome - 1962)
*''My Kind of Game'' (As Anthony Rome - 1962)


A 1967 [[television pilot]] under the name ''Nick Quarry'' was based on ''Tony Rome''<ref> Goldberg, Lee ''Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989'' Adventures in Television, 5 Jul 2015</ref>
A 1967 [[television pilot]] under the name ''Nick Quarry'' was based on ''Tony Rome''<ref> Goldberg, Lee ''Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989'' Adventures in Television, 5 Jul 2015</ref>


==By Nick Quarry==
===as Nick Quarry===
*''The Don Is Dead'' (1972) (filmed in 1972)
*''The Don Is Dead'' (1972) ([[The Don is Dead|filmed in 1972]])
*''The Vendetta'' (1972)
*''The Vendetta'' (1972)

===Mafia fiction as Al Conroy===
Series character: Johnny Morini, Soldato: Man Against the Mafia.

*''Soldato!'' (1972)
*''Death Grip!'' (1972)
*''Strangle Hold!'' (1973)
*''Murder Mission!'' (1973)
*''Blood Run!'' (1973)


===Stone Angel series===
===Stone Angel series===
* A series featuring the common character Pete Sawyer.
A series featuring the common character Pete Sawyer.
*''[[The Dark Goddess]]'' (1978)
*''[[The Dark Goddess]]'' (1978)
*''Stone Angel'' (1986)
*''Stone Angel'' (1986)
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*''The Riviera Contract'' (1992)
*''The Riviera Contract'' (1992)


==As Ian McAlister==
===as Ian McAlister===
*''Skylark Mission'' (1973)
*''Skylark Mission'' (1973)
*''Driscoll's Diamonds'' (1974)
*''Driscoll's Diamonds'' (1973)
^''Valley of the Assassins'' (1975)
*''Strike Force 7'' (1974)
*''Strike Force 7'' (1975)
*''Valley of the Assassins'' (1975)


===Other crime thrillers===
===Other crime thrillers===
*''Lie Down with Lions'' (1959)
*''The Looters'' (as Albert Conroy - 1961), filmed as ''[[Estouffade à la Caraïbe]]'' (1966)
*''The Looters'' (as Albert Conroy - 1961), filmed as ''[[Estouffade à la Caraïbe]]'' (1966)
*''The Gargoyle Conspiracy'' (1975)
*''The Gargoyle Conspiracy'' (1975)


==Non fiction works==
==Non fiction works==
*''The Long White Road'' a biography of the Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
*''The Long White Road'' a biography of the Antarctic explorer [[Ernest Shackleton]]
*''Broadsides and Boarders'' a history of great sea captains
*''Broadsides and Boarders'' a history of great sea captains
*''The Divorce''(1965)- about Henry VIII.
*''The Divorce'' (1965) about Henry VIII


==Film novelizations==
==Film novelizations==
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* ''[[Party Girl (1958 film)|Party Girl]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Party Girl (1958 film)|Party Girl]]'' (1958)
* ''[[It Happened to Jane|That Jane from Maine]]'' (1959)
* ''[[It Happened to Jane|That Jane from Maine]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959)
* ''[[All the Young Men]]'' (1960)
* ''[[All the Young Men]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Come September]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Force of Impulse]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Lover Come Back (1961 film)|Lover Come Back]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Lover Come Back (1961 film)|Lover Come Back]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Move Over, Darling]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Move Over, Darling]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The V.I.P.s (film)|The V.I.P.s]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Palm Springs Weekend]]'' (1963)<ref>[[Dell Publishing]], {{OCLC|23181101}}</ref>
* ''[[Palm Springs Weekend]]'' (1963)<ref>[[Dell Publishing]], {{OCLC|23181101}}</ref>
* ''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Outrage]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Outrage]]'' (1964)
* ''[[What's New, Pussycat?]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Honeymoon Hotel (1964 film)|Honeymoon Hotel]]'' (1964)
* ''[[What's New Pussycat?]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965)
*''[[Strange Bedfellows (1965 film)|Strange Bedfellows]]'' (1965)
*''[[Do Not Disturb (1965 film)|Do Not Disturb]]'' (1965)
* ''[[A Very Special Favor]]'' (1965)
* ''[[A Very Special Favor]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Crazy Joe (film)|Crazy Joe]]'' (1974) as Mike Barrone
* ''[[Crazy Joe (film)|Crazy Joe]]'' (1974) as Mike Barrone
* ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987)
{{div col end}}


==TV tie-ins==
==Television novelization==
*[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|''Mr. Lucky'']] (1959)
*[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|''Mr. Lucky'']] (1959), an original novel based on the TV series as by Al Conroy
*''[[Storefront Lawyers]]'' (1970), novelization of the pilot teleplay as by A.L. Conroy [sic]

Additional works (from Goodreads.com): As Al Conroy - "Soldato!"(1972), ("Death Grip! 1972 - Soldato #2), (Blood Run! 1973 - Soldato #3"), ("Murder Mission! 1973 - Soldato #4"), (Strangle Hold! 1973 - Soldato #5). As Albert Conroy - "Murder in Room 13"(1958), "Nice Guys Finish Dead"(1957), "The Mob Says Murder"(1958), "The Road's End"(1952), "Devil in Dungarees"(1960).

As Ian MacAlister - "Driscoll's Diamonds"(1977), "Valley of Assassins"(1975), "Strike Force 7"(1974), "Skylark Mission", As Nick Quarry - "The Don Is Dead"(1972), "Trail of a Tramp"(1958), "The Hoods Come Calling"(1958), "Vendetta"(1973), "No Chance in Hell"(1960), "The Girl with No Place to Hide"(1959), Some Die Hard"(1961), "Till It Hurts"(1960).


==Screenplays==
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As J. D. Christilian - "Scarlet Women"(1996).
*''[[Duel at Diablo]]'' (1965)
*''[[Rough Night in Jericho (film)|Rough Night in Jericho]]'' (1967)
*''[[Lady in Cement]]'' (1968)
*''[[A Twist of Sand]]'' (1968)
*''[[The Don Is Dead]]'' (1973)


==Other works==
As Mike Barone - "Crazy Joe"(1974 - likely a novelization of the film).
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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), "The Great Race"(1965 - likely another film script novelization), "Three Rode North"(1989), "That Jane from Maine"(1959 - likely a novelization of the film "It Happened to Jane"), "Lover Come Back"(1962 - likely another novelization of a film), "Hidden Lives"(1981), "The Chiselers"(1953), "The Riviera Contract"(1992).
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).


==Personal life==
Note: Some reissues of books originally published under a pseudonym were made using the author's real name. A more comprehensive list of works by Marvin H. Albert, Marvin Albert, Albert Conroy, Al Conroy, Nick Quarry, Anthony Rome, J. D. Christilian and Mike Barone may be found under Marvin Albert in the French language Wikipedia as well as on Goodreads.com.
He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild.


==In popular culture==
The following are character names of protagonists in various series of books by this author: Jake Barrow, Tony Rome, Johnny Morini, Pierre-Ange Sawyer(The Stone Angel), Clayburn(westerns).
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_(novel)|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.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:American male novelists]]
[[Category:American male novelists]]
[[Category:American mystery writers]]
[[Category:American mystery writers]]
[[Category:American crime fiction writers]]
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
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[[Category:Novelists from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Novelists from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American expatriates in France]]
[[Category:American expatriates in France]]
[[Category:United States Merchant Mariners of World War II]]

Latest revision as of 23:05, 26 February 2024

For the American sportscaster, see Marv Albert.
Marvin Albert
Born
Marvin H. Albert

(1924-01-22)January 22, 1924
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedMarch 25, 1996(1996-03-25) (aged 72)
Menton, France
Occupation(s)Novelist, screenwriter
Years active1956–1992

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.

Biography

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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.

Novels

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Westerns

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Westerns written under the name Al Conroy

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A series featuring the common character Clayburn. They were later reprinted in 1989-90 under Marvin Albert's own name.

Detective novels written under the name Al Conroy

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  • The Road's End (1952)
  • The Chiselers (1953)
  • Nice Guys Finish Dead (1957) (filmed as À Corps À Cris (1989)
  • Murder in Room 13 (1958) (filmed as Adieu Marin! (1993)
  • The Mob Says Murder (1958)
  • Devil in Dungarees (1960)

Jake Barrow Private Eye written under the name Nick Quarry

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  • The Hoods Come Calling (1958)
  • The Girl with No Place to Hide (1959)
  • Trail of a Tramp (1960)
  • Till It Hurts (1960)
  • No Chance in Hell (1960)
  • Some Die Hard (1961)

Tony Rome series

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A series featuring the private detective Tony Rome.

  • Miami Mayhem (As Anthony Rome - 1960), filmed as Tony Rome (1967)
  • The Lady in Cement, (As Anthony Rome, but published in England - 1961) filmed as Lady in Cement (1968)
  • My Kind of Game (As Anthony Rome - 1962)

A 1967 television pilot under the name Nick Quarry was based on Tony Rome[4]

as Nick Quarry

[edit]

Mafia fiction as Al Conroy

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Series character: Johnny Morini, Soldato: Man Against the Mafia.

  • Soldato! (1972)
  • Death Grip! (1972)
  • Strangle Hold! (1973)
  • Murder Mission! (1973)
  • Blood Run! (1973)

Stone Angel series

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A series featuring the common character Pete Sawyer.

  • The Dark Goddess (1978)
  • Stone Angel (1986)
  • Back in the Real World (1986)
  • Get Off at Babylon (1987)
  • Long Teeth (1987)
  • The Last Smile (1988)
  • The Midnight Sister (1989)
  • Bimbo Heaven (1990)
  • The Zig-Zag Man (1991)
  • The Riviera Contract (1992)

as Ian McAlister

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  • Skylark Mission (1973)
  • Driscoll's Diamonds (1973)
  • Strike Force 7 (1974)
  • Valley of the Assassins (1975)

Other crime thrillers

[edit]
  • Lie Down with Lions (1959)
  • The Looters (as Albert Conroy - 1961), filmed as Estouffade à la Caraïbe (1966)
  • The Gargoyle Conspiracy (1975)

Non fiction works

[edit]
  • The Long White Road a biography of the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
  • Broadsides and Boarders a history of great sea captains
  • The Divorce (1965) about Henry VIII

Film novelizations

[edit]

TV tie-ins

[edit]
  • Mr. Lucky (1959), an original novel based on the TV series as by Al Conroy
  • Storefront Lawyers (1970), novelization of the pilot teleplay as by A.L. Conroy [sic]

Screenplays

[edit]

Other works

[edit]

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).

Personal life

[edit]

He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild.

[edit]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "matchID - Marvin Albert". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "About".
  3. ^ Grimes, William (31 March 1996). "Marvin H. Albert, 73, an Author Of Mysteries and Biographies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lee Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989 Adventures in Television, 5 Jul 2015
  5. ^ Dell Publishing, OCLC 23181101
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