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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 424 books on Goodreads with 50577 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.
Complete order of Cornell Woolrich books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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.
Feb 4, 2022 · On September 25, 1968, Cornell Woolrich was found dead in his room at the Sheraton-Russell on Park Avenue. He was in a wheelchair and weighed 89 pounds; after years of depression, he had let a minor foot injury turn into gangrene and had to have the leg amputated.
