Ira Wolfert
1908 - 1997
General Information
Bio
(1908-1997) Fiction, nonfiction writer. Ira Wolfert was born in New York City and died in Margaretville, New York. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for his series of articles on the battle of the Solomon Islands.
Full Name
Ira Wolfert
Locations
Ulster
Author's Timeline
1908
BIRTH
Ira Wolfert was born in New York City on November 1, 1908.
1930
OTHER
Mr. Wolfert received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University School of Journalism in 1930.
1943
LITWORK
Tucker's People
L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation
Novel which became the basis for the film, "Force of Evil."
L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation
Novel which became the basis for the film, "Force of Evil."
1943
LITWORK
Battle for the Solomons
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company
Nonfiction.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company
Nonfiction.
1943
LITWORK
Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen���s Bomber Squadron
Houghton Mifflin Company
Nonfiction.
Houghton Mifflin Company
Nonfiction.
1944
LITWORK
One Man Air Force
L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation
Autobiography of Captain Don Gentile written with Captain Gentile.
L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation
Autobiography of Captain Don Gentile written with Captain Gentile.
1945
LITWORK
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
New York: Simon & Schuster
1299056482 ISBN-13: 978-1299056480
Nonfiction.
New York: Simon & Schuster
1299056482 ISBN-13: 978-1299056480
Nonfiction.
1948
LITWORK
Force Of Evil
Mr. Wolfert and Abraham Polonsky wrote the screenplay for the 1948 film, "Force Of Evil," based on Mr. Wolfert's 1943 novel, "Tucker's People."
Mr. Wolfert and Abraham Polonsky wrote the screenplay for the 1948 film, "Force Of Evil," based on Mr. Wolfert's 1943 novel, "Tucker's People."
1948
LITWORK
An Act of Love
Simon and Schuster
Novel.
Simon and Schuster
Novel.
1953
LITWORK
Married Men
Simon and Schuster
Novel.
Simon and Schuster
Novel.
1960
LITWORK
An Epidemic Of Genius
New York: Simon & Schuster
Nonfiction.
New York: Simon & Schuster
Nonfiction.
1997
DEATH
Ira Wolfert died at Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville, New York, on November 24, 1997.
1997
RESIDENCE
Mr. Wolfert lived in Lake Hill, New York.
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