Jay Williams (author)
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Jay Williams (May 31, 1914-July 12, 1978) was an American author born in Buffalo, New York.[1] Besides writing, he worked as a vaudeville comedian and a Hollywood press agent, and he was awarded the Purple Heart during his service with the 65th Infantry Division of the United States Army[2]. It was while serving in World War II that he published his first book, The Stolen Oracle, in 1943.
Williams is best-known for his children's science fiction series, Danny Dunn, which he co-authored with Raymond Abrashkin. Though Abrashkin died in 1960, he is listed as co-author of all 15 books of this series, which continued from 1956 until 1977.
Williams also wrote adult crime fiction series using the pseudonym "Michael Delving." This may be a reference to Michel Delving, a large hobbit-populated town in The Lord of the Rings.
In all, he published more than 75 books including 11 picture books, 39 children's novels, 7 adult mysteries, 4 nonfiction books, 8 historical novels and a play[3].
[edit] References
- Jay Williams at the Internet Book List
- JAY WILLIAMS, Author of Petronella at Moon Mountain
- Michael Delving at the Internet Book List
- MYSTERY/DETECTIVE AUTHORS
- Michael Delving Bibliography at Classic Crime Fiction
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