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Cornell George Hopley Woolrich (/ ˈ w ʊ l r ɪ tʃ / 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 .
Cornell Woolrich is widely regarded as the twentieth century’s finest writer of pure suspense fiction. The author of numerous classic novels and short st...
Cornell Woolrich has 409 books on Goodreads with 50080 ratings. Cornell Woolrich’s most popular book is The Bride Wore Black.
Cornell Woolrich, along with Raymond Chandler and James M Cain, was one of the creators of the noir genre. He is the author of many seminal works including REAR WINDOW, the basis of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Jan 8, 2020 · The stories unfold with the logic—and inevitability—of a nightmare. His protagonists are haunted and hunted, tripped by fate and trapped by the night. Like many of Woolrich’s novels, Waltz feels written from a well of pure emotion. His trademark doomed romanticism haunts every page.
Cornell Woolrich. Writer: The Window. Prolific mystery writer Cornell Woolrich was born in New York City, but his parents separated when he was young and he spent much of his childhood in Latin America with his father.
Jan 6, 2015 · Revered by mystery fans, students of film noir, and lovers of “hard-boiled” crime fiction and detective novels, Cornell Woolrich remains almost unknown to the general reading public. His obscurity persists even though his Hollywood pedigree rivals or exceeds that of Cain, Chandler, and Hammett.
