Frank Riley
Illustration — Riley's "The Executioner" was the cover story on the April 1956 issue of If Frank Riley (1915–1996) was the pseudonym of Frank Ryhlick, an American science fiction author best known for co-writing (with Mark Clifton) the novel They'd Rather Be Right, which won a Hugo Award for Best Novel during 1955. He was a syndicated travel columnist and editor for the Los Angeles Times, and editor of the Los Angeles Magazine. He also wrote advertisements for See's Candies, screenplays, short fiction such as the "Father Anton Dymek" mysteries and was a host of a radio program in the Los Angeles area.
Frank Riley
- Born
- 1915 · Hibbing.
- Died
- 1996 · Manhattan Beach.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- journalist · writer · novelist
- Honours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Riley's "The Executioner" was the cover story on the April 1956 issue of If Frank Riley (1915–1996) was the pseudonym of Frank Ryhlick, an American science fiction author best known for co-writing (with Mark Clifton) the novel They'd Rather Be Right, which won a Hugo Award for Best Novel during 1955. He was a syndicated travel columnist and editor for the Los Angeles Times, and editor of the Los Angeles Magazine. He also wrote advertisements for See's Candies, screenplays, short fiction such as the "Father Anton Dymek" mysteries and was a host of a radio program in the Los Angeles area.
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His notable screenplays include Mr. Winkle Returns (1954), Three Wise Boys (1963), and A Letter to Nancy (1965). Frank was born on June 8, 1915 in Minnesota, USA. He was married to Elfriede Stobbe, and had a son. Frank died on April 24, 1996 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA.
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1915
Frank Riley born at Hibbing.
1996
Frank Riley died at Manhattan Beach.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10309329-1, Frank Riley and the Boyz.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q715256: Frank Riley
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10309329-1, Frank Riley and the Boyz.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Frank Riley is recorded as having received Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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