- Bernard Glemser
Bernard Glemser (1908 in
London –April 3 ,1990 inNew York ) was a writer of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. He served in theRoyal Air Force as an intelligence officer duringWorld War II , and then worked in theUnited States for the government of Britain for a few years. Subsequently he devoted himself to writing, and his first novel, "Love for Each Other", appeared in 1946.One of his novels, "Girl on the Wing", was made into a movie entitled "Come Fly With Me" (then re-issued as "The Fly Girls"). Glemser also used pen names--as Robert Crane, he wrote science fiction, notably "Hero's Walk" (1954), and as Geraline Napier, romances. In nonfiction, he wrote "Man Against Cancer" (1969) based on his interviews with notable cancer researchers.
Glemser's books for children, such as "All About the Human Body" and "All About Biology", were translated into many languages and distributed in
Africa ,Asia , and theMiddle East byUNESCO .External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DE133CF935A35757C0A966958260 New York Times obituary]
References
cite book
last = Glemser
first = Bernard
authorlink = Bernard Glemser
title = Here Come the Brides
publisher =Bantam
year = 1971
pages = p. 250
isbn = 55306519X
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