William Wharton (author)

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William Wharton
Wharton in 1999
Born	Albert William Du Aime 7 November 1925 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	29 October 2008 (aged 82) Encinitas, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA, PhD)
Period	1978–2008
Genre	Popular fiction
Notable awards	National Book Award

Albert William Du Aime (November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008), more commonly known by his pen name William Wharton, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also made into a critically acclaimed film of the same name in 1984.