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Full Name: Ira Wolfert
Biography:
(1908-1997) Fiction, nonfiction writer. Ira Wolfert was born in New York City and died in Margaretville, New York. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for his series of articles on the battle of the Solomon Islands.
Author's Timeline:
1908 (Unknown) County
Ira Wolfert was born in New York City on November 1, 1908. 
1997 Delaware County
Ira Wolfert died at Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville, New York, on November 24, 1997. 
1997 Ulster County
Mr. Wolfert lived in Lake Hill, New York. 
1943 (Unknown) County
Tucker's People
(Pub: L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation ISBN: )
Novel which became the basis for the film, "Force of Evil." 
1930 New York County
Mr. Wolfert received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University School of Journalism in 1930.  
1944 (Unknown) County
One Man Air Force
(Pub: L. B. Fischer Publishing Corporation ISBN: )
Autobiography of Captain Don Gentile written with Captain Gentile. 
1948 (Unknown) County
Force Of Evil
Mr. Wolfert and Abraham Polonsky wrote the screenplay for the 1948 film, "Force Of Evil," based on Mr. Wolfert's 1943 novel, "Tucker's People." 
1948 (Unknown) County
An Act of Love
(Pub: Simon and Schuster ISBN: )
Novel. 
1943 (Unknown) County
Battle for the Solomons
(Pub: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1945 (Unknown) County
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
(Pub: New York: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 1299056482 ISBN-13: 978-1299056480)
Nonfiction. 
1953 (Unknown) County
Married Men
(Pub: Simon and Schuster ISBN: )
Novel. 
1943 (Unknown) County
Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen’s Bomber Squadron
(Pub: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1960 (Unknown) County
An Epidemic Of Genius
(Pub: New York: Simon & Schuster ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
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