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(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."

1943

LITWORK

Battle for the Solomons
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1943

LITWORK

Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen���s Bomber Squadron
Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1944

LITWORK

One Man Air Force
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.

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."

1948

LITWORK

An Act of Love
Simon and Schuster

Novel.

1953

LITWORK

Married Men
Simon and Schuster

Novel.

1960

LITWORK

An Epidemic Of Genius
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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