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William Murray (writer) is a novelist born on 8 April, 1926 in New York. He is 79 years old. Murray is best known for his novel, The Catcher in the Rye, which was published in 1951 and has since become a classic of American literature. He has also written several other novels, including Franny and Zooey, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction. Murray has won numerous awards for his writing, including the National Book Award for Fiction in 1961 and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1972. Murray is married to his second wife, the artist and writer Joyce Maynard. They have two children together. Murray is estimated to have a net worth of around $10 million. He has earned his wealth through his writing career, as well as through investments and real estate.

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Occupation Fiction writer, journalist
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 8 April 1926
Birthday 8 April
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death March 9, 2005, NYC
Died Place New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Parents Natalia Danesi Murray and William Murray
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William Murray (writer) Net Worth

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2005

Murray died in March 2005 at age 78. Just prior to his death, Murray had completed a book about Chicago's Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.

2000

Murray wrote a book about growing up with his mother and the latter's partner, Janet Flanner — Janet, My Mother, and Me: A Memoir of Growing Up With Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray (Simon & Schuster, 2000).

1984

From 1984 to 1996, he wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing, many featuring Shifty Lou Anderson, a professional magician and horseplayer.

1970

Before he joined The New Yorker, he wrote for Esquire magazine; in 1970 he published a book, Previews of Coming Attractions: Scenes and Faces from the Permanent L.A. Fun Game (World Publishing Company, 1970), collecting stories he had written for the magazine. Among his many contributions to The New Yorker was the magazine's "Letters from Italy" of which he was the sole author.

1926

William Murray (April 8, 1926, New York City – March 9, 2005, NYC) was an American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years.