William Hjortsberg
American writer

William Hjortsberg

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American writer
Gender:
Male
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United States of America
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WriterScreenwriterNovelist
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Film, TV, Stage & RadioLiterature
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(New York City)
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William "Gatz" Hjortsberg (born 1941) is a novelist and screenwriter known for writing the screenplay of the film Legend.
His novel Falling Angel was the basis for the film Angel Heart (1987).

Fiction

  • Alp (1969)
  • Gray Matters (1971)
  • Symbiography (1973)
  • Toro! Toro! Toro! (1974)
  • Falling Angel (1978)
  • Tales & Fables (1985)
  • Nevermore (1994)
  • Mañana (2015)

Screenplays

  • Thunder and Lightning (1977)
  • The Georgia Peaches (1980) (TV)
  • Legend (1985)
  • Angel Heart (1987)

Nonfiction

  • Hjortsberg, William (2012). Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan. Counterpoint Press. ISBN 9781582437903.  A biography of writer Richard Brautigan.