Howard Breslin
| Howard Breslin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1912 New York City |
| Died | 30 May 1964 (aged 51) New York City |
| Pen name | Michael Niall |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Irish |
| Alma mater | Manhattan College |
| Genre | historical fiction |
| Notable works |
The Tamarack Tree Bad Day at Black Rock |
Howard Breslin (23 December 1912 – 30 May 1964) was an American novelist and radio script writer. He mainly wrote novels of historical fiction and is most notable for The Tamarack Tree and Bad Day at Black Rock. He also published under the nom de plume Michael Niall.
Born Howard Mary Breslin in New York City to Kathryn Veronica (née Connelly) and Thomas Niall Breslin, both parents of Irish descent. His father and mother met each other when they both worked at the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. He was raised in Manhattan with his older brother Thomas A. Breslin and younger sister Irene Mary Breslin. Aunts and uncles often lived with the family during his childhood. Breslin lived most of his life in New York City. At the age of ten he started reading the series Rover Boys by Edward Stratemeyer and it inspired him to write.
He graduated from Regis High School in 1932, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in 1936 from Manhattan College, in Riverdale, Bronx, New York. While at Manhattan College he was an editor for The Quadrangle, the college newspaper and editor of the yearbook.
After college Breslin applied at every newspaper in New York City, but could not get a job. He went to work as a writer for radio programs. His most notable programs included Off the Air (starring Shirley Booth) and The Honest Captain, both of which he co-wrote with Knowles Entrikin. The two alternated each week on a unique script for the show. He also wrote Mayor of the Town, starring Lionel Barrymore. Along with David Howard, Breslin wrote the show for Parker Fennelly with the character Titus Moody on Allen's Alley.
He left a lucrative job writing radio scripts, making $750 a week by 1946, to become a novelist because he was unhappy. He had published The Piper's Son but with limited success. To make ends meet he published short stories.
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