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Howard Breslin
Howard Mary Breslin (23 December 1912 – 30 May 1964) was an American novelist and radio script writer. He mainly wrote novels of historical fiction and is most notable for ''The Tamarack Tree'' and "Bad Time at Honda", a short story that was the basis of the film ''Bad Day at Black Rock''. He also published under the pen name, nom de plume Michael Niall. Biography Howard Mary Breslin was born in New York City to Kathryn Veronica (née Connelly) and Thomas Niall Breslin, both parents of Irish descent. His father and mother met each other when they both worked at the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. He was raised in Manhattan with his older brother Thomas A. Breslin and younger sister Irene Mary Breslin. Aunts and uncles often lived with the family during his childhood. Breslin lived most of his life in New York City. At the age of ten he started reading the series Rover Boys by Edward Stratemeyer and it inspired him to write. He graduated from Regis High School (New York City), Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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