Harry Lawton

For the general, see Henry Ware Lawton.

Harry Lawton
Born
Harry Wilson Lawton

(1927-12-11)December 11, 1927
Long Beach, California, US
DiedNovember 20, 2005(2005-11-20) (aged 77)
Dana Point, California, US
Occupation(s)Author, novelist, journalist, editor

Harry Wilson Lawton (December 11, 1927 – November 20, 2005) was an American writer, journalist, editor and historian who wrote several books about Native Americans in California.[1] One of them, Willie Boy: a Desert Manhunt, was made into a movie in 1969, by the title Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, starring Robert Redford.[2]

  1. ^ "Harry Lawton, 77; wrote of American Indians". The Boston Globe. December 6, 2005.
  2. ^ Greenspun, Roger (2007). "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2010.