Born: 21-May-1913
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 23-Mar-1995
Location of death: Sherman Oaks, CA
Cause of death: Alzheimer's

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Amboy Dukes

Brother: Saul
Wife: Julia (until his death, two daughters)
Daughter: Joan Alexander
Daughter: Leslie Bratspis

    University: BA, Ohio University
    University: MA, Columbia University

Author of books:
The Amboy Dukes (1947, novel)
Cry Tough! (1949, novel)
The Big Brokers (1951, novel)
The Square Trap (1953, novel)
Children of the Dark (1955, novel)
Good Deeds Must Be Punished (1956, novel)
The Velvet Knife (1959, novel)
West Side Story (1961, novelization)
The Roots of Fury (1961, novel, with Peggy Bristol)
Harlow: An Intimate Biography (1964, biography)
Upbeat (1965, novel)
Valentino (1967, biography)
"Jackie!" The Exploitation of the Fist Lady (1970, biography)
Saturn's Child (1976, novel)

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