Gertrude Walker
I do not have complete facts or bio, but gathered the
following:
- she was born in Ohio (date?)
- studied journalism in Columbus
- published critical articles about poetry and theatrical
plays
- published articles about screen stars in magazines
- she was a comedian for a while in Hollywood (theatrical
plays) and, later, even a singer
- wrote texts for stand-up comedians (during wartime)
- wrote scripts (and stories) for about 10 films (B-series)
during the forties
- wrote for TV serials like 'The Californians' 'The New
Adventures of Charlie Chan'
As far as I know, she wrote only 3 novels:
+ SO DEADLY FAST (1947)
+ DIAMONDS DON'T BURN (1955)
+ THE FACE OF EVIL (1978) which seems to be a novelization of
her script for 'Whispering footsteps' (1943)
I red only the first one. Some American critics compared the
novel to James Cain's works at the time of first
publishing.
She also wrote some shorts stories starting during her
twenties.
I do not know if this helps.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
At 19:15 10-06-03 +0200, you wrote:
>I'm looking for some biographical info on Gertrude
Walker, a screenplayer
>and writer active in the '40s (hers is the original
story for "The Damned
>Don't Die", among many others). I'm planning to
translate her 1948 novel,
>"So Deadly Fair", into Italian, and I'd like to know
a little more about
>Walker herself.
>
>Thanks, Luca
>
>Luca Conti
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