About William Edmund Barrett
Lived 1900 – 1986 (aged 85). William Edmund Barrett was an American screenwriter, writer, science fiction writer, novelist and engineer.
William Edmund Barrett, commonly known as William E. Barrett, was an American writer, best known for the 1962 novella The Lilies of the Field which was made into an award-winning film.
Life Barrett was born in New York City to John Joseph and Eleanor Margaret (Flannery) Barrett. His family was Roman Catholic. In 1916, he and his family moved to Denver, Colorado. He returned east to attend Manhattan College, from which he graduated in 1922. He majored in politics.
Barrett spent most of his life in Denver. From 1923–29 he worked as the Rocky Mountain advertising manager for Westinghouse. He married Christine M. Rollman on February 15, 1925.
Deeply interested in aviation, he was a civilian lecturer for the United States Air Force, and worked as an aeronautics consultant with the Denver Public Library
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American writer (1900–1986)
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William Edmund Barrett was born on 16 November 1900 in New York City.
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William Edmund Barrett died on 14 September 1986 in Denver.
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William Edmund Barrett was a screenwriter, writer, science fiction writer, novelist and engineer.
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