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Cornell Woolrich

  • William Irish
  • George Hopley
  • Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich
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Woolrich, Cornell
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Person
Gender
Male
Date of birth
1903-12-04
Place of birth
New York
Date of death
1968-09-25
Place of death
New York

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Cornell George Hopley Woolrich ( WUUL-ritch; December 4, 1903 – September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley.

His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.

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US crime writer.

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