April 1, 1923 - March 29, 2007
Ukrainian-American writer and novelist
Author of "Lie Like a Lady" (written under the pseudonym C. S. Cody), "Three Day Pass", "Phoenix Island" and the children's book series "A Book to Begin on..."
Wrote the first credited graphic novel, "It Rhymes with Lust" with co-author Arnold Drake
Became a writer of novelizations including "Dog Day Afternoon" (under the pseudonym Patrick Mann), "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Hide in Plain Site"