Marvin Albert: Difference between revisions
m added novelisation |
|||
(25 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|American writer}} |
|||
{{for|the American sportscaster|Marv Albert}} |
{{for|the American sportscaster|Marv Albert}} |
||
{{Infobox person |
{{Infobox person |
||
Line 8: | Line 9: | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|1|22}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|1|22}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States |
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States |
||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|3| |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|3|25|1924|1|22}} |
||
| death_place = [[Menton|Menton, France]] |
| death_place = [[Menton|Menton, France]] |
||
| nationality = |
| nationality = |
||
| other_names = |
| other_names = |
||
| known_for = |
| known_for = |
||
| occupation = [[ |
| occupation = [[Novelist]], [[screenwriter]] |
||
| years_active = |
| years_active = 1956–1992 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Marvin H. Albert''' |
'''Marvin H. Albert''' (January 22, 1924 – 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== |
==Biography== |
||
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>http://www.quick-magazine.com/quick_magazine/about.html</ref> and ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazines. |
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. |
||
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. |
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. |
||
Line 60: | Line 61: | ||
===Tony Rome series=== |
===Tony Rome series=== |
||
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> |
||
===as Nick Quarry=== |
===as Nick Quarry=== |
||
Line 95: | Line 96: | ||
===as Ian McAlister=== |
===as Ian McAlister=== |
||
*''Skylark Mission'' (1973) |
*''Skylark Mission'' (1973) |
||
*''Driscoll's Diamonds'' ( |
*''Driscoll's Diamonds'' (1973) |
||
*'' |
*''Strike Force 7'' (1974) |
||
*'' |
*''Valley of the Assassins'' (1975) |
||
===Other crime thrillers=== |
===Other crime thrillers=== |
||
Line 105: | Line 106: | ||
==Non fiction works== |
==Non fiction works== |
||
*''The Long White Road'' a biography of the |
*''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) |
*''The Divorce'' (1965) about Henry VIII |
||
==Film novelizations== |
==Film novelizations== |
||
Line 119: | Line 120: | ||
* ''[[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) |
* ''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' (1963) |
||
Line 125: | Line 127: | ||
* ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]'' (1964) |
* ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]'' (1964) |
||
* ''[[Honeymoon Hotel (1964 film)|Honeymoon Hotel]]'' (1964) |
* ''[[Honeymoon Hotel (1964 film)|Honeymoon Hotel]]'' (1964) |
||
* ''[[What's New |
* ''[[What's New Pussycat?]]'' (1965) |
||
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965) |
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965) |
||
*''[[Strange Bedfellows (1965 film)|Strange Bedfellows]]'' (1965) |
*''[[Strange Bedfellows (1965 film)|Strange Bedfellows]]'' (1965) |
||
Line 134: | Line 136: | ||
{{div col end}} |
{{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] |
|||
==Screenplays== |
==Screenplays== |
||
Line 145: | Line 148: | ||
==Other works== |
==Other works== |
||
As J. D. Christilian - "Scarlet Women"(1996). |
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) |
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== |
==Personal life== |
||
He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild. |
He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild. |
||
==In popular culture== |
|||
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== |
||
Line 166: | Line 172: | ||
[[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]] |
||
Line 172: | Line 179: | ||
[[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
Marvin Albert | |
---|---|
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.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Westerns
[edit]- The Law and Jake Wade (1956), filmed under the same title (1958)
- Apache Rising (1957), filmed as Duel at Diablo (1966)
- The Bounty Killer (1958), filmed as (Italian-Spanish movie) El Precio de un Hombre (1966), aka The Ugly Ones in the US.
- Renegade Posse (1958), filmed as Bullet for a Badman (1964)
- The Reformed Gun (1959)
- Rider from Wind River (1959)
- Posse at High Pass (1964)
Westerns written under the name Al Conroy
[edit]A series featuring the common character Clayburn. They were later reprinted in 1989-90 under Marvin Albert's own name.
- Clayburn (1961).
- Last Train to Bannock (1963)
- Three Rode North (1964)
- The Man in Black (1965), filmed as Rough Night in Jericho (1967; Albert also wrote the screenplay)
Detective novels written under the name Al Conroy
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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]- The Don Is Dead (1972) (filmed in 1972)
- The Vendetta (1972)
Mafia fiction as Al Conroy
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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]- Party Girl (1958)
- That Jane from Maine (1959)
- Pillow Talk (1959)
- All the Young Men (1960)
- Come September (1961)
- Force of Impulse (1961)
- Lover Come Back (1962)
- Move Over, Darling (1963)
- The V.I.P.s (1963)
- Palm Springs Weekend (1963)[5]
- Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
- The Outrage (1964)
- Goodbye Charlie (1964)
- Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
- What's New Pussycat? (1965)
- The Great Race (1965)
- Strange Bedfellows (1965)
- Do Not Disturb (1965)
- A Very Special Favor (1965)
- Crazy Joe (1974) as Mike Barrone
- The Untouchables (1987)
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]- Duel at Diablo (1965)
- Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
- Lady in Cement (1968)
- A Twist of Sand (1968)
- The Don Is Dead (1973)
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.
In popular culture
[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
[edit]- ^ "matchID - Marvin Albert". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "About".
- ^ Grimes, William (31 March 1996). "Marvin H. Albert, 73, an Author Of Mysteries and Biographies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Goldberg, Lee Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989 Adventures in Television, 5 Jul 2015
- ^ Dell Publishing, OCLC 23181101
External links
[edit]- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American male writers
- American male novelists
- American mystery writers
- American crime fiction writers
- 1924 births
- 1996 deaths
- Writers from Philadelphia
- American Western (genre) novelists
- Novelists from Pennsylvania
- American expatriates in France
- United States Merchant Mariners of World War II