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(1919-1988) Novelist. Charles Willeford lived at the King Edward Hotel near Times Square, in Manhattan, New York, for about a month in 1949.

Full Name

Charles Ray Willeford III

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1919

BIRTH

Charles Ray Willeford III was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1919.

1948

LITWORK

Proletarian Laughter
Yonkers, New York: Alicat Bookshop Press.

Collection of poetry. Number 12 in the "Outcast" chapbook series.

1949

RESIDENCE

Willeford lived at the King Edward Hotel near Times Square, in Manhattan, New York, in for about a month in 1949.

1953

LITWORK

High Priest of California
New York: Royal Books.

Novel.

1955

LITWORK

Pick-Up
New York: Beacon Books.

Novel.

1956

LITWORK

High Priest of California/Wild Wives
New York: Beacon Books.

Novel.

1958

LITWORK

Honey Gal
New York: Beacon Books.

Novel.

1971

LITWORK

The Burnt Orange Heresy
New York: Crown Publishers.

Novel.

1984

LITWORK

Miami Blues
New York: Saint Martin's Press.

Novel.

1985

LITWORK

New Hope for the Dead
New York: Saint Martin's Press.

Novel.

1987

LITWORK

Sideswipe
New York: Saint Martin's Press.

Novel.

1988

DEATH

Charles Willeford died in Miami, Florida, in 1988.

1988

INTERMENT

Charles Willeford was interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

1988

LITWORK

The Way We Die Now
New York: Random House.

Novel.

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