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Charles Ray Willeford III was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 2, 1919. Following the death of his father from tuberculosis in 1922, Willeford and his mother moved to the Los Angeles area.
Oct 18, 2019 · Charles Ray Willeford III was born in 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father died of tuberculosis in 1922, so he and his mother moved to Los Angeles. She died of TB in 1927, leaving him in the care of his grandmother.
Willeford was in the armed forces off and on for twenty years and was awarded the Purple Heart as a tank commander in the Battle of the Bulge before retiring with a pension at thirty-seven.
Charles Ray Willeford. Author. A Master Sergeant in the United States Army, he was the author of 16 novels, including The Burnt Orange Heresy, Cockfighter, Miami Blues, and Pick-up, which was selected for the Library of America's Crime Noir compilation.
- Arlington, Virginia
- January 2, 1919
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Following the death of his father from tuberculosis (TB) in 1922, Willeford and his mother moved to the Los Angeles, CA, area. After his mother's death in 1927, also from TB, he lived with his grandmother, Mattie Lowey, on Figueroa Street near Exposition Park until 1932.
Charles Willeford on Writing Mysteries and His Life as a Hobo. Detective writer Charles Willeford. His novels have earned him a cult following in the genre. He's now being discovered by a wider audience as his earlier novels are being re-issued in paperback.
Charles Ray Willeford III. born Little Rock, Arkansas: 2 January 1919. died Miami, Florida: 27 March 1988. works. High Priest of California (New York: Universal Publishing/Royal Giant, 1953) [pb/uncredited]
