William Brinkley

William Brinkley
William Brinkley
Brinkley in the mid-1950s
BornWilliam Clark Brinkley
(1917-09-10)September 10, 1917[1]
Custer City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1993(1993-11-22) (aged 76)
McAllen, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • journalist
  • naval officer
  • writer
  • editor
  • reporter
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Period1948–1988[2]
GenrePost-apocalyptic, fiction, comedy, non-fiction
Notable worksDon't Go Near the Water (1956)
The Last Ship (1988)
SpousesJean Brinkley
ChildrenDavid Shelander (stepson)[3][4][5]

William Clark Brinkley (September 10, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was an American writer and journalist, best known for his novels Don't Go Near the Water (1956), which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adapted to an eponymous 1957 film, and The Last Ship (1988), which TNT adapted as a television series.[6]

  1. ^ "Brf – Brn". New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors. Retrieved May 11, 2013. 1917 Sep 10 – 1993 Nov 22
  2. ^ "Novelist and Journalist William Brinkley Dies". The Washington Post. November 25, 1993. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Snowden, Holly Shelton (2013). "In Memoery of David Shelander". Life Legacy. Pensacola, Florida: Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Obituaries: William Clark Brinkley, Author Of 'Don't Go Near The Water'". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Times Company. Associated Press. November 25, 1993. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Author, Reporter Brinkley Commits Suicide at 76". Associated Press. Associated Press. November 24, 1993. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Gidmark, Jill B. (2001). "Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes". Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.