William Corbin (author)

William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916, in Des Moines, Iowa, died June 6, 1999, in Portland, Oregon) was an author and novelist of books for adults and children.

Career
He started his writing career as a newspaperman and later married Eloise Jarvis McGraw, also an author. Corbin became more serious about writing fiction and moved into a house with a 23-acre filbert orchard to do so. Several of Corbin's works received awards. His novel Smoke was made into a movie of the same name in 1970, and a British television series based on Corbin's Horse in the House was produced from 1977 to 1979.

Personal life
William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.

Works

 * Deadline (1952)
 * Horse in House (1964)
 * Smoke (1967)
 * The Everywhere Cat (1970)
 * The Day Willie Wasn't (1971)
 * The Prettiest Gargoyle (1971)
 * The Pup with the Up and Down Tail (1972)
 * Golden Mare
 * High Road Home
 * A Dog Worth Stealing
 * Pony for Keeps
 * Me and the End of the World