Walter Farley (1915–1989)
Autore di The Black Stallion
Sull'Autore
Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War mostra altro II, he served in the army where he wrote the second book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Walter Farley
The Black Stallion / The Black Stallion Returns / The Black Stallion's Ghost / The Black Stallion Revolts (2005) 32 copie
Walter Farley's How to Stay Out of Trouble With Your Horse: Some Basic Safety Rules to Help You Enjoy Riding (1981) 9 copie
Larry and the Undersea Raider 4 copie
The Black Stallion Series: Black Stallion and Satan, Black Stallion Legend, Black Stallion's Filly, Black Stallion… (1985) 2 copie
Der Junge mit dem großen Hund. 1 copia
L'étalon noire 1 copia
Het veulen van de zwarte hengst 1 copia
Song of the Black Stallion 1 copia
Son of the Black Beauty 1 copia
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Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Farley, Walter
- Nome legale
- Farley, Walter Lorimer
- Data di nascita
- 1915-06-26
- Data di morte
- 1989-10-16
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Venice, Florida, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Syracuse, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Causa della morte
- heart failure
- Luogo di residenza
- Syracuse, New York, USA
Venice, Florida, USA
Earlville, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarasota, Florida, USA - Istruzione
- Columbia University (BA|1941)
- Attività lavorative
- children's book author
- Relazioni
- Farley, Steven (son)
- Organizzazioni
- United States Army (WWII)
Utenti
Discussioni
The Black Stallion Series, Walter Farley in World Reading Circle (Gennaio 2014)
Recensioni
Liste
Books Read in 2014 (10)
Five star books (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
1940s (1)
1970s (1)
Ryan's Books (1)
Elevenses (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 57
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 22,370
- Popolarità
- #950
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 174
- ISBN
- 574
- Lingue
- 12
- Preferito da
- 20