Gerald Walker (writer)

This article is about the US novelist and magazine editor. For the African American novelist, see Jerald Walker.

Gerald Robert Walker[1] (April 16, 1928 – February 19, 2004)[2] was an American magazine editor for The New York Times Magazine who was known for writing the 1970 novel Cruising, which was adapted into a controversial 1980 film of the same name directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Gerald Walker -- Novelist, 75". The New York Times. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "G. WALKER, 75, AUTHOR OF CRUISING". Sun-Sentinel. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ^ "GERALD WALKER, 75". Chicago Tribune. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Cruising author Gerald Walker dead at 75". The Advocate. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2019.