William Hjortsberg (1941–2017)

William Reinhold Hjortsberg was born in New York City on February 23, 1941. He received a degree in English from Dartmouth College and studied at Yale University and Stanford University. His first novel, Alp, was published in 1969. His other novels included Gray Matters, Symbiography, Toro! Toro! Toro!, Nevermore, and Mañana. His novel, Falling Angel, was adapted into the movie Angel Heart. He wrote a biography of Richard Brautigan entitled Jubilee Hitchhiker. He also wrote screenplays for the B-movie king Roger Corman and Ridley Scott's movie Legend. He died on April 22, 2017 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Falling Angel… (more)