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Bill S. Ballinger


Born
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, The United States
March 13, 1912

Died
March 23, 1980

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Bill S Ballinger received his B.A. in 1934 at the University of Wisconsin. From 1934 he worked in advertising, and as a radio and television writer. After traving Europe and the Near East, Ballinger moved to southern California, to take advantage of the television 'boom' of the 1950s as a script writer. Between the years 1977 and 1979 he was an associate professor of writing at the California State University, Norhtridge. In 1960, Ballinger received for his TV work Edgar Allan Poe Award from Mystery Writers of America. ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 396 ratings · 69 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors
Portrait in Smoke
3.99 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1950 — 19 editions
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The Tooth and the Nail
3.98 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1955 — 17 editions
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The Longest Second
3.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions
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La mujer del pelirrojo
3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions
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The Ultimate Warrior
2.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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The Body in the Bed
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1948 — 12 editions
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Lost City of Stone: The Sto...
3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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The Body Beautiful
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1949 — 13 editions
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Not I, Said The Vixen
3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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