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Wayne Philip Warga

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Wayne Philip Warga

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-01-26 （Los Angeles, California）
Died
1994-04-27 （Los Angeles, California） age 56
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Los Angeles, California

Career

Occupations
Author, Journalist, Foreign Correspondent
Active Years
1960-1994
Affiliations
Life magazine, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Tonight

Education

University of Southern California
Year of Graduation: 1960
Country: United States

Awards

Shamus Award
1986
Work: Hardcover
Category: Best First P.I. Novel
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Return to Earth

1973 Non-fiction

Autobiography co-written with Buzz Aldrin.

SpaceflightHero's struggles
Adaptations
  • [Film] Return to Earth / Andrew V. McLaglen (1976)

Natalie: A Memoir by Her Sister

1984 Memoir

Memoir co-written with Lana Wood about Natalie Wood.

HollywoodFamily

Hardcover

1986 Mystery novel

Private investigator novel. Shamus Award winner.

DetectivePublishing industry

Fatal Impressions

1989 Mystery novel

Mystery novel.

MurderArt

Singapore Transfer

1991 Mystery novel

Mystery novel.

SpyInternational intrigue

Bibliography

  • Return to Earth (1973)
  • Natalie: A Memoir by Her Sister (1984)
  • Hardcover (1986)
  • Fatal Impressions (1989)
  • Singapore Transfer (1991)

Health

  • Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome / Cancer
    1990-1994
    Illness from contaminated L-tryptophan, prolonged battle with cancer and chemotherapy leading to death.

Legacy

Known as an entertainment journalist and mystery novelist, winner of the Shamus Award.

Trivia

  • Avid fan of flying.
  • Collector of contemporary art.