William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916 in
Des Moines
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, Iowa, died June 6, 1999 in
Portland
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* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, Oregon) was an author and novelist of books for adults and children.
Career
He started his writing career as a newspaperman and later married
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Eloise Jarvis McGraw (December 9, 1915 – November 30, 2000) was an American author of children's books and young adult novels.
Career
McGraw also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum; working with her daughter, graphic artis ...
, also an author.
Corbin became more serious about writing
fiction
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and moved into a house with a 23-acre
filbert orchard to do so. Several of Corbin's works received
awards
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An award ...
. His novel ''Smoke'' was made into a movie of the same name in 1970, and a British television series based on Corbin's ''Horse in the House'' was produced from 1977 to 1979.
Personal life
William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.
Works
* ''Deadline'' (1952)
* ''Horse in House'' (1964)
* ''Smoke'' (1967)
* ''The Everywhere Cat'' (1970)
* ''The Day Willie Wasn't'' (1971)
* ''The Prettiest Gargoyle'' (1971)
* ''The Pup with the Up and Down Tail'' (1972)
* ''Golden Mare''
* ''High Road Home''
* ''A Dog Worth Stealing''
* ''Pony for Keeps''
* ''Me and the End of the World''
References
External links
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1916 births
1999 deaths
Writers from Des Moines, Iowa
Writers from Portland, Oregon
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