William Corbin (author)

William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa, died June 6, 1999 in Portland, Oregon) was the author of books for adults and children.[1]

He started his writing career as a newspaperman and later married Eloise Jarvis McGraw, also an author. Corbin became more serious about writing fiction and moved into a house with a 23-acre filbert orchard to do so. Several of Corbin's works received awards. His novel Smoke was made into a movie of the same name in 1970,[2] and a British television series based on Corbin's Horse in the House was produced from 1977 to 1979.[1][3] William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.[1]

Bibliography

Deadline (1952)[4]
Horse in House (1964)[5]
Smoke (1967)[6]
The Everywhere Cat (1970)[7]
The Day Willie Wasn't (1971)[8]
The Prettiest Gargoyle (1971)
The Dog 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[1]

References
  1. Hardt, Ulrich. "William Corbin (1916-1999)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. "Smoke (TV Movie 19170)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. "Horse in the House (TV Series)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. "DEADLINE". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. "Horse in the House by William Corbin". goodreads. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. "SMOKE by William Corbin". KIRKUS Reviews. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. "The Everywhere Cat by William Corbin". goodreads. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. "The Day Willie Wasn't". AbeBooks. Retrieved 28 October 2014.


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