Literary Birthday – 21 May – Harold Robbins

Harold Robbins was born on 21 May 1916 and died on 14 October 1997.

I won’t leave any unfinished manuscripts. I’ll live till I’m 200 years old, and I’ll write all the stories that are in me. Put it on my tombstone: ‘He finished his job and went home.’

Harold Robbins was an American author. He was known for popularising a style of mass-market fiction that traded on tales of Hollywood stars and criminals. He was one of the bestselling writers of all time, having written more than 25 bestsellers, and selling more than 750 million copies in 32 languages. Among his best-known books is The Carpetbaggers, which was loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes.

Source for Image: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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by Amanda Patterson

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