William P. McGivern Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Peter McGivern (December 6, 1918 - November 18, 1982) was an American novelist and television scriptwriter. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters. His novels were adapted for a number of films, among them Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), a noir tale of three losers, The Big Heat (1953), starring Glenn Ford as a cop that will do anything to get his man, and Rogue Cop (1954), a film noir directed by Roy Rowland. The Big Heat received an Edgar Award in 1954 as Best Motion Picture, which McGivern shared as author of the original novel.Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGivern grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After serving in the Army in World War II and studying at the University of Birmingham, McGivern returned to the US and worked for two years as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin and later as a writer for the Evening Bulletin in Philadelphia. His first hardboiled novel appeared in 1948.In 1947 he married Maureen Daly one of four sisters Time Magazine referred to as "the celebrated Daly sisters," who were known for their writing and work in, journalism, fashion and advertising. McGivern and his wife co-wrote Mention My Name in Mombasa: the Unscheduled Adventures of an American Family Abroad, which covered their times and adventures living oversees, including Africa, Torremolinos, Spain and Ireland.While a successful novelist, McGivern moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s to write for television and film. His credits include the TV series Ben Casey, Adam-12, and Kojak and the William Castle film I Saw What You Did (1965). McGivern died in Palm Desert, California in 1982.
He died of cancer in 1982. One year later, his daughter Megan McGivern Shaw also died of the disease on December 31, 1983. His widow Maureen Daly McGivern died a hospice in Palm Desert, California of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on September 25, 2006. His son Patrick Joseph McGivern III passed away on July 10, 2012 in Indio, California.
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Crime novelist who focused on characterization and the psychological effects of corruption in the big city. As a soldier, then a police reporter, he contributed realism to mystery writing. In 1980 he was elected President of the Mystery Writers of America.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Insight
TV Series written by - 13 episodes, 1967 - 1981 writer - 1 episode, 1967
Night of the Juggler
1980
novel
Kojak
TV Series story - 3 episodes, 1974 - 1976 teleplay - 3 episodes, 1976
Brannigan
1975
screenplay
Banyon
1972
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Madigan
1972
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971-1972
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Adam-12
1970-1971
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
San Francisco International Airport
1970
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The Young Lawyers
1970
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Wrecking Crew
1968
screenplay - as William McGivern
Un choix d'assassins
1967
novel
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
novel
I Saw What You Did
1965
screenplay - as William McGivern
Slattery's People
1964-1965
TV Series writer - 4 episodes
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1964 teleplay - 1 episode, 1964 written by - 1 episode, 1964
Nightmare in Chicago
1964
TV Movie novel "Death on the Turnpike"
Ben Casey
1963-1964
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
The Virginian
1962-1963
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Alcoa Premiere
1962
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Checkmate
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1960 teleplay - 1 episode, 1960