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Full Name: William J. Burns
Biography:
(1860 or 1861-1932) Author. William J. Burns was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Sarasota, Florida. Following a long career of detective work, Mr. Burns retired to Sarasota, Florida, where he wrote detective and mystery stories.
Author's Timeline:
1860 (Unknown) County
William John Burns was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 19, 1860 or 1861. 
1932 (Unknown) County
William J. Burns died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, on April 14, 1932. 
1932 Westchester County
William J. Burns was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York. 
1913 (Unknown) County
The Masked War
(Pub: George H. Doran Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1915 (Unknown) County
The Crevice
(Pub: New York: Grosset & Dunlap ISBN: )
Written with Isabel Ostrander. 
1913 (Unknown) County
The Argyle Case
(Pub: New York, London, Harper ISBN: )
Play written with Arthur Hornblow, Harriot Ford and Harvey O'Higgins. 
? Westchester County
Mr. Burns had lived in Briarcliff Manor, New York. 
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