William Corbin (author)

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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

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  2. ↑ "Wonderful World of Disney: Smoke". The Sacramento Bee. 1975-11-16. p. 83. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "DEADLINE". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "SMOKE by William Corbin". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  7. ↑ "The Day Willie Wasn't". AbeBooks.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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  10. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  12. ↑ "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.
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