Warren Adler
Warren Adler (born December 16, 1927 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York - † April 15, 2019 in Manhattan , New York City, New York) was an American writer .
Life
After finishing school, Adler worked for the New York Daily News . During the Korean War , he worked as a correspondent in Washington and his reports were published in every military establishment. His first novel was published in 1974.
After writing 24 novels, two of them, The War of The Roses and Random Hearts , were made into films. The War of The Roses was directed by Danny DeVito . Well-known actors involved included Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner . In the movie Random Hearts played Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas , among others . Adler's book series The Fiona FitzGerald Mysteries was broadcast as a series on American television. A total of twelve of his books were filmed, including Private Lies .
Adler died in April 2019 at the age of 91 of complications from liver cancer.
Works
Novels
- The Children of the Roses
- Cult
- Mourning Glory
- Random Hearts
- Trans-Siberian Express
- The Casanova Embrace
- Blood ties
- Natural enemies
- Banquet Before Dawn
- The Housewife Blues
- Madeline's Miracles
- We Are Holding the President Hostage
- Private Lies
- Twilight Child
- The Henderson Equation
- Undertow
- The War of the Roses
- Funny boys
Short stories
- The Sunset Gang
- Never Too Late for Love
- Jackson Hole, Uneasy Eden
- The Washington Dossier Stories
- New York Echoes
The Fiona FitzGerald Mysteries
- American Quartet
- American sextet
- Immaculate Deception
- Senator Love
- The Witch of Watergate
- The Ties That Bind
- Death of a Washington Madame
Web links
- Adler's official homepage
- Adler's blog
- Portrait on crime authors A – Z (German)
- Warren Adler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richard Sandomir: Warren Adler, 'The War of the Roses' Author, Is Dead at 91. In: The New York Times , April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adler, Warren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2019 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City, New York, United States |