Frank O'Rourke

Frank ORourke (October 16, 1916 – April 27, 1989) was an American writer known for western and mystery novels and sports fiction. ORourke wrote more than 60 novels and numerous magazine articles.Born in Denver, Colorado, he attended Kemper Military School. A very talented amateur baseball player, he considered trying out for a professional team, but was called up for service in World War II. By the end of the war he had decided to become a writer; his first novel was E Company (1945), based in part on his wartime experiences. ORourke dedicated the book to Max Brand, whom he knew before the war. In the book ORourke named a fictional war correspondent Max Hastings after him.Several of ORourkes novels were filmed; The Bravados (1958) was the first, and his novel A Mule for the Marquesa was made into a popular movie named The Professionals (1966). The Great Bank Robbery was filmed in 1969. He married artist Edith Carlson.Later in life, ORourke turned to writing childrens literature. A long-time sufferer of bronchial asthma, and made even more ill by the large doses of steroids he was required to take for control of the ailment, he committed suicide on April 27, 1989. His wife died on May 21, 2007.

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