Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, a former journalist and writer of pulp fiction for magazines. His works range from the sentimental "Glory for Me" (popularly filmed as
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)) to tough crime stories like "Gun Crazy" (1950) (filmed as
Gun Crazy (1950)) and "Diversey" (1928). Some of his novels deal with historical subjects, such as the American Civil War.