W. E. B. Griffin
W. E. B. Griffin | |
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| Born | William Edmund Butterworth III November 10, 1929 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2019 (aged 89) Daphne, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse |
Emma Josefa Macalik
(m. 1950; died 2003)Maria del Pilar Menendez (died 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
William Edmund Butterworth III (November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019), better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, was an American writer of military and detective fiction with 59 novels in seven series published under that name. Twenty-one of those books were co-written with his son, William E Butterworth IV. He also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name (W. E. Butterworth, William E. Butterworth, and William E. Butterworth III).