Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 1, 1920
Died
May 12, 2008
Age
87
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA
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Oakley Hall
Writing
Biography
Oakley Maxwell Hall (July 1, 1920 – May 12, 2008) was an American novelist. He was born in San Diego, California, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and served in the Marines during World War II. Some of his mysteries were published under the pen names "O.M. Hall" and "Jason Manor." Hall received his Master of Fine Arts in English from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. His books focus primarily on the historical American West. His most famous book, Warlock, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958. The film adaptation of the same title,…
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Oakley Maxwell Hall
