William Bradford Huie

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William Bradford Huie (November 13, 1910 - November 22, 1986) was an American journalist, editor, publisher and author.

Born in Hartselle, Alabama, Huie graduated from the University of Alabama in 1930 after which he went to work for a Birmingham newspaper.

He served with the United States Navy during World War II after which he returned to jounalism. He began writing novels and nonfiction works that dealt primarily with the War. However, as an activist for African American civil rights, he wrote columns for Time magazine and other publications about the Ku Klux Klan and related issues. His articles about the murders of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were combined to form a 1964 book titled "Three Lives For Mississippi". When he published "The Klansman" in 1967, Huie received death threats and a cross burning occurred on the front lawn of his home.

Five of his works were made into motion pictures plus he wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed 1961 film drama The Outsider directed by Delbert Mann and starring Tony Curtis as a Native-American soldier in World War II.

William Bradford Huie died in 1986 in Guntersville, Alabama.

Bibliography

Fiction

• Mud on the Stars (1942) - (1960 film, "Wild River")
• The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1951) - (1956 film)
• Wolf Whistle and Other Stories (1959)
• The Americanization of Emily (1959) - (1964 film)
• The Hero of Iwo Jima and Other Stories (1962)
• Hotel Mamie Stover (1963)
• The Klansman (1967) - (1974 film)
• In the Hours of the Night (1975)

Non Fiction

• The Fight for Air Power (1942)
• Seabee Roads to Victory (1944)
• Can Do!: The Story of the Seabees (1944)
• From Omaha to Okinawa: The Story of the Seabees (1945)
• The Case against the Admirals: Why We Must Have a Unified Command (1946)
• The Execution of Private Slovik (1954) - (1974 film)
• The Hiroshima Pilot: The Case of Major Claude Eatherly (1964)
• Three Lives for Mississippi (1965)
• He Slew the Dreamer: My Search with James Earl Ray for the Truth about the Murder of Martin Luther King (1970)
• A New Life To Live: Jimmy Putnam's Story (editor 1977)
• It's Me O Lord! (1979)
• The Ray of Hope (1984)
• To Live and Die in Dixie (1985)