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William Hjortsberg
Born February 23, 1941 Died April 22, 2017 (Age 76)New York City, New York, USA5 Credits
William Reinhold "Gatz" Hjortsberg was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his originality and for writing the screenplay of the film Legend. His novel Falling Angel was the basis for the film Angel Heart (1987). The novel was adapted into an opera in 2015, composed by J. Mark Scearce with a libretto by Lucy Thurber. His 2015 novel Mañana is a thriller set in Mexico. Hjortsberg was the only child of a S…
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The Works of William Hjortsberg
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