Edwin Raymond Corley (born 2 October 1931 in
Bayonne,
New Jersey
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– died 7 November 1981 in
Gulfport,
Mississippi
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) was a United States novelist most famous for his thrillers ''Sargasso'', ''Air Force One'', and ''
The Jesus Factor''. He used the pseudonyms "David Harper", "William Judson", and "Will Collins" and worked with novelist Jack Murphy, using the pseudonym "Patrick Buchanan" (unrelated to
Patrick Buchanan
Patrick Joseph Buchanan (; born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative political commentator, columnist, politician, and broadcaster. Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, a ...
, the politician of the same name).
As "Patrick Buchanan", Corley and Murphy wrote a series of novels (''A Murder of Crows'', 1970; ''A Parliament of Owls'', 1971; ''A Requiem of Sharks'', 1973; and ''A Sounder of Swine'', 1974) featuring the character Charity Tucker, a tall, blonde, intelligent television reporter, who teamed with private investigator Ben Shock to investigate various murders.
Corley's
Hollywood-centered and partly factual novel, ''Shadows'' (1975), was the first work of fiction to feature
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist based in New York; she was known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.
From a conflicted and unhap ...
appearing as herself. Other major characters are
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboya ...
, his paramour
Marion Davies
Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...
, and
Vivien Leigh.
[Kinner, Arthur F. "The Other Dorothy Parkers". In Pettit, Rhonda S., ed. (2005)]
''The Critical Waltz: Essays on the Work of Dorothy Parker''
pp. 119-21. Associated University Presses.
References
External links
Select bibliography at Fantasticfiction.co.uk
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1931 births
1981 deaths
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
20th-century American male writers