Talk:Willard Price

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OK, some questions that could do to be answered here...

When was Willard Price editor of "Survey" and "World Outlook" magazine? It seems that Drew University have microfilms of these during a period that probably included his editorship: http://www.depts.drew.edu/lib/uma_film.html

Also, when did he graduate from Columbia? There's not much on-line there in the way of graduation roll stuff, but probably someone who was there could find out that sort of information.

I guess this really needs me to read his autobiographies, since my researching to this point has at least found that he wrote a couple!

Obviously this article could do to be a _lot_ better than it is at present. I put it in, however, because there does not seem to be anything much on this (very interesting) chap available on-line. {from User:Karora. Niteowlneils 12:08, 10 September 2005 (UTC)}

[edit] Rights sold?

During October 2006, the Price family of Holden, Massachussetts, entered into an agreement to sell the copyrights and related legal rights in the 14 adventure series titles (plus the right to use the name WILLARD PRICE) to London-based literary brand owner and investor, Fleming Literary Management LLP (see www.flemingliterary.com ). Fleming Literary is reinvigorating the brand, including through the planned publication of new book # 15 in the series (to be co-written with a new writer but branded with WILLARD PRICE), and the development of television and or film(s) based on the series. Fleming Literary's associated company, Ian Fleming Publications Limited, owns publishing rights to writer Ian Fleming's works including James Bond 007.

• Any chance of getting a direct citation for this information? Also, it'd probably be more at home at the The Adventure Series (Willard Price) article. I'll wait on a citation, and then I might consider moving it. Ackatsis 15:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I just had a strange thought. How can this 15th book be "co-written" by a new author?! Willard Price passed away some time ago - is there an unfinished 15th story that I don't know about? Ackatsis 00:48, 9 May 2007 (UTC)