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Phillip Rock

Born

in Los Angeles, The United States

July 30, 1927

Died

April 03, 2004

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Movie Tie Ins

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Phillip George Rock was born in Los Angeles on 30 July 1927. He grew up in Beverly Hills and England, returned to America in 1940, and served in the U.S. Navy towards the end of World War II.

His first on-screen credit was for Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), directed by John Sturges and starring William Holden and Eleanor Parker. Rock then concentrated on writing novels and, in 1967, published his first: The Extraordinary Seaman.

MGM adapted The Extraordinary Seaman to the big screen in 1969. The film was poorly received and Rock is said to have vowed never to have another of his books made into a movie. Instead, Rock reversed the process and wrote a number of film novelizations for Popular Library and Bantam before turning again to writing n ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 3,833 ratings · 554 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Passing Bells (Passing Bells, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,959 ratings — published 1978 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Circles of Time (Passing Bells, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 943 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Future Arrived (Passing Bells, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 1985 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dirty Harry 3.63 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der letzte Sommer (Abingdon Hall, #1) 3.28 avg rating — 46 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hickey & Boggs 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cheyenne Social Club 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gunfight 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1971 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flickers 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Extraordinary Seaman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Al Hickey: It's not about anything.
Frank Boggs: Yeah, it's about four hundred grand”
― Phillip Rock, Hickey & Boggs

tags: crime-fiction, detective-fiction

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“Al Hickey: [following the final shootout] Nobody came... nobody cares. It's still not about anything.
Frank Boggs: Yeah, you told me.”
― Phillip Rock, Hickey & Boggs

tags: detective-fiction

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“Al... You ever kill anybody? In the United States? Because I know you mean it and everything, but I know these guys better than I know you. They're soldiers, that's all. No questions, no time to ask, no talk. Cops are worse, and less predictable. When you pull a gun, you've gotta be ready to kill somebody, and I'm telling you it's better to run.”
― Phillip Rock, Hickey & Boggs

tags: crime, crime-fiction, detective

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Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

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Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

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The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau

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The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou

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The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock

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Spartacus: The Gladiator by Ben Kane

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Tai-Pan by James Clavell

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Gastien Part 1: The Cost of the Dream by Caddy Rowland

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Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden

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Honour And The Sword by A.L. Berridge

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Dark Angels by Karleen Koen

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