Warren Murphy
| Warren Murphy | |
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| Born | Warren Burton Murphy September 13, 1933 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died |
September 4, 2015 (aged 81) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Destroyer |
| Spouse | Nancy Cartwright (m. 1988; div. 2002) |
| Children | 7 |
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Warren Burton Murphy (September 13, 1933 – September 4, 2015) was an American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series, the basis for the film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1933. He worked in journalism and politics until launching the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon II, The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, his work has won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses. He lectured at many colleges and universities.
A Korean War veteran, some of Murphy’s hobbies include golf, mathematics, opera, and investing. He has served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and has been a member of the Screenwriters Guild, the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the American Crime Writers League. He had five children: Deirdre, Megan, Brian, Ardath and Devin from previous marriages, and had two more children from former wife Nancy Cartwright, whom he married in 1988 until they divorced in 2002. He died on September 4, 2015 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Murphy was one of the authors of the screenplay for The Eiger Sanction in 1975, and he also co-wrote (with series creator Shane Black) the original story for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he has completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character "The Grandmaster": The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. Some of his solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy has sold over 60 million books.
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