William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916, in Des Moines, Iowa, died June 6, 1999, in Portland, Oregon) was an author and novelist of books for adults and children.[1]
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Career
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.[3][1]
Personal life
William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.[1]
Works
- Deadline (1952)[4]
- Horse in House (1964)
- Smoke (1967)[5]
- The Everywhere Cat (1970)[6]
- The Day Willie Wasn't (1971)[7]
- The Prettiest Gargoyle (1971)[8]
- The Pup with the Up and Down Tail (1972)[1]
- Golden Mare[9]
- High Road Home[10]
- A Dog Worth Stealing[11][12]
- Pony for Keeps[13]
- Me and the End of the World[1][14]
References
- ^ a b c d e Hardt, Ulrich. "William Corbin (1916-1999)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Wonderful World of Disney: Smoke". The Sacramento Bee. 1975-11-16. p. 83. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ Docherty, Mark J.; McGown, Alistair D. (2003-04-26). The Hill and Beyond: Children's Television Drama - An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-85170-878-2.
- ^ "DEADLINE". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "SMOKE by William Corbin". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "The Day Willie Wasn't". AbeBooks.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Book Review: A Dog Worth Stealing by William Corbin, Author Orchard Books (NY) $0 (163p) ISBN 978-0-531-05712-4". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Me and the End of the World". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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