Marvin H. Albert

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Marvin H. Albert (born January 22, 1924 in Philadelphia , † March 24, 1996 in Menton , France ) was an American author who wrote more than 100 books. In addition to his own name, he used pseudonyms such as Albert Conroy , Al Conroy , Nick Quarry , Anthony Rome , Ian MacAlister and JD Christilian .

Albert served as a radio officer in the merchant navy during the Second World War . He later worked as the director of a children's theater company in Philadelphia. In 1950 Albert moved to New York City , where he gained his first writing experience and worked for Quick and Look magazines . After the success of his first book The Law and Jake Wade (1956), he devoted himself entirely to writing.

In 1965 Albert moved to Los Angeles , where he wrote screenplays and adapted nine of his own books, including Apache Rising as a duel in Diablo with Sidney Poitier , and Miami Mayhem as Tony Rome with Frank Sinatra . In 1973 the film The Don is Dead was released.

In 1976 Albert left the United States and settled in the south of France, in Montségur-sur-Lauzon . He spent his old age there and died in Menton in 1996 at the age of 72 from complications from a heart attack .

Albert was married and had two children, a son and a daughter.

Publications (selection)

  • 1972: The Don is Dead
  • 1978: The Dark Goddess
  • 1986: Stone Angel
  • 1986: Back in the Real World
  • 1987: Get Off at Babylon
  • 1987: Long Teeth
  • 1987: The Untouchables
  • 1988: The Last Smile
  • 1989: The Midnight Sister
  • 1990: Bimbo Heaven
  • 1991: The Zig-Zag Man
  • 1992: The Riviera Contract

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Grimes: Marvin H. Albert, 73, an Author Of Mysteries and Biographies . ( nytimes.com [accessed July 9, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Albert, Marvin H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1996
Place of death Menton