Irving Wallace (March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. His works are noted for their inventiveness and careful research. He was the father of Olympic historian David Wallechinsky and author Amy Wallace.

Several of Wallace's books have been made into films. Among Wallace's best known books are The Chapman Report (1960), The Prize (1963), The Word (1972) and The Fan Club (1974).

Irving Wallace also produced some notable non-fiction works, including several editions of The People's Almanac and the Book of Lists.

Wallace was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he attended Kenosha Central High School. ^*

On his passing in 1990, Irving Wallace was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Bibliography

• A Compelling Novel of One Man's Intimate Problem (1959)
• The Chapman Report (1961)
• The Twenty-Seventh Wife (1962)
• The Prize (1962)
• The Man (1964)
• The Three Sirens (1964)
• The Sunday Gentleman (1966)
• The Plot (1967)
• The Seven Minutes (1969)
• The Word (1972)
• Fan Club (1974)
• R Document (1976)
• Pigeon Project (1979)
• The Second Lady (1980)
• The Almighty (1982)
• The Miracle (1984)
• The Seventh Secret (1985)
• The Celestial Bed (1987)
• The Golden Room (1988)
• The Guest of Honor (1989)

Fictions

• Lives of Extraordinary People Who Inspired Memorable Characters in Fiction (1955)
• Some Characters Who Dared to Be Different (1958)
• Fabulous Showman (1960)
• Writing of One Novel (1968)
• Stories of Some Scandalous Women (1971)
• Stardust to Prairie Dust (1976)
• Book of Lists (1977) (with David Wallechinsky)
• Biography of The Original Siamese Twins (1978) (with Amy Wallace)
• Peoples Almanac No 2 (1978) (with David Wallechinsky)
• People's Almanac (1975) (with David Wallechinsky)
• Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People (1981)
• v. 2 (1981) (with David Wallechinsky)
• Significa (1983) (with Amy Wallace and David Wallechinsky)
• Secret Sex Lives of Famous People (1993)

Quote

• "To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity."

External link

• Japan's Last Hope article in Liberty magazine (May 5, 1945)

American novelists | American screenwriters | American book editors | Chicago writers | People from Illinois | 1916 births | 1990 deaths

Irving Wallace