William Charles Anderson

William C. Anderson
Col. William C. Anderson
Birth nameWilliam Charles Anderson
Born(1920-05-07)May 7, 1920
La Junta, Colorado
DiedMay 16, 2003(2003-05-16) (aged 83)
Fairfield, California
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1943–1963
Battles/wars
Other workAuthor

William Charles Anderson (better known as William C. Anderson; May 7, 1920, La Junta, Colorado – May 16, 2003, in Fairfield, California) was the author of more than twenty novels, historical and true life stories, and author or coauthor of several screenplays for film and television, including the adaptation of his own Bat*21, which was adapted into a film, starring Gene Hackman and Danny Glover, and Hurricane Hunters, was made into the television film Hurricane, an ABC Movie of the Week starring Martin Milner.