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William L. Heath


Born
in Louisiana then Alabama, The United States
September 29, 1924

Died
February 02, 2007

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Humor, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences
Southern writers like Faulkner and Harper Lee


William L. Heath was born in Louisiana, but grew up in North Alabama in the small town of Scottsboro. He was raised by aunts and uncles who owned a mill; the combination of blue collar experience and a small southern town served as the eloquent background of many of his novels and short stories--like Max the Great, the Earthquake Man, Ill Wind, Violent Saturday, Blood on the River, and The Good Old Boys.

William L. Heath, known by his friends as Bill, wrote 13 novels and 36 short stories. Most Valuable Player was featured in grammar books as an exemplary Southern fiction short story. Violent Saturday was purchased by 20th Century Fox in 1955, and was made into a full-length movie starring Victor Mature, Sylvia Sydney, and Ernest Borgnine.

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Ill Wind
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The Earthquake Man
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Max the Great
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The Good Old Boys
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Most valuable player
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Temptation in a Southern Town
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Les inconnus dans la ville.
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