Biography:

Writer of military and detective fiction. Born– November 10, 1929, Newark, N.J. Parents– William Edmund and Gladys (Schnable) Butterworth. Married– Emma Josefa Macalik, July 12, 1950. Children– Three. Married Maria del Pilar Menendez, August 12, 1994. Attended Philipps Universitat Marburg in Marburg-an Oder-Lahn, Germany.  Served in the U.S. Army, 1946-1947, 1951-1953.  Chief of the Publication Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test and Support Division at Fort Rucker, Al, 1953-55. Lived at Ozark, then at Fairhope, Ala. Wrote under the pseudonyms of Alex Baldwin, Webb Beech, Walker E. Blake, James McM. Douglas, W.E.B. Griffin, Eden Hughes, Edmund O. Scholefield and Patrick J. Williams.   Member American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. Honors; Alabama Library Association, Alabama Authors Award, 1982; inducted into Alabama Academy of Distinguished Authors, 1982; ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1980; Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award, U. S. Marine Corps  Combat Correspondents Association, 1991; Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, 1999.  Awarded honorary doctorates by Norwich University  and Troy State University.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online and Who’s Who in the South and Southwest.

Publication(s):

Air Evac. New York; Norton, 1967.

The Air Freight Mystery. New York; Four Winds Press, 1978.

An Album of Automobile Racing. New York; Watts, 1977.

Black Gold; the Story of Oil. New York; Four Winds Press, 1975.

Careers in the Service. New York; Watts, 1976.

Christina’s Passion. New York; Playboy Press, 1977.

Comfort Me With Love. New York; New American Library, 1961.

The Court-Martial. New York; New American Library, 1962.

Crazy to Race. New York; Grossett, 1971.

Dateline; Talladega. New York; Grossett, 1972.

Dave White and the Electric Wonder Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1974.

Le Falot. Paris; Gallimard, 1963.

Fast and Smart. New York; Norton, 1970.

Fast Green Car. New York; Norton, 1965.

Flunking Out. New York; Four Winds Press, 1981.

Flying Army; the Modern Air Arm of the U.S. Army. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1971.

The Girl in the Black Bikini. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.

Grand Prix Driver. New York; Norton, 1969.

Helicopter Pilot. New York; Norton, 1967.

Hell on Wheels. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.

Hi-fi; From Edison’s Phonograph to Quadraphonic Sound. New York; Four Winds Press, 1977.

The High Wind; the Story of NASCAR Racing. New York; Grossett, 1972.

Hot Seat. New York; New American Library. 1961.

Hot Wire. New York; Harvey House, 1982.

The Hotel Mystery. New York; Scholastic Press, 1979.

The Image Makers. Melbourne; Scripts Publishing, 1967.

LeRoy and the Old Man. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.

The Love-Go-Round. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.

Marty and the Micromidgets. New York; Norton, 1970.

A Member of the Family. New York; Four Winds Press, 1982.

Mighty Minicycles. New York; Harvey House, 1976.

Moose, the Thing, and Me. Boston; Houghton, 1982.

Moving West on 122. Boston; Little, Brown, 1970.

My Father’s Quite a Guy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1971.

The Narc. New York; Four Winds Press, 1972.

Next Stop Earth. New York; Walker, 1978.

Orders to Vietnam. Boston; Little, Brown, 1968.

Race Car Team. New York; Grossett, 1973.

The Racedriver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.

Redline 7100. New York; Norton, 1968.

Return to Daytona. New York; Grossett, 1974.

Return to Racing. New York; Grossett, 1971.

Road Racer. New York; Norton, 1967.

The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1976.

Skyjacked! New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.

Slaughter by Auto. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.

Soldiers on Horseback; the Story of the United States Cavalry. New York; Norton, 1966.

Steve Bellamy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1970.

Stock Car Racer. New York; Norton, 1966.

Stop and Search. Boston; Little, Brown, 1969.

Stop, Thief! New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1975.

Susan and Her Classic Convertible. New York; Four Winds Press, 1970.

Tank Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1978.

Team Racer. New York; Grossett, 1972.

Tires and Other Things; Some Heroes of Automotive Evolution. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1974.

Under the Influence. New York; Four Winds Press, 1979.

Wheel of a Fast Car. New York; Norton, 1969.

Wheels and Pistons; the Story of the Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1971.

Where We Go From Here. New York; New American Library, 1962.

The Wonders of Astronomy. New York; Putnam, 1964.

The Wonders of Rockets and Missiles. New York; Putnam, 1964.

Wrecker Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1979.

Yankee Driver. New York; Grossett, 1973.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Eden_Hughes

Leroy and the Wolves. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.

The Selkirks. New York; New American Library, 1982.

The Wiltons. New York; New American Library, 1980.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Alex_Baldwin

The Last Heroes. New York; Pocket Books, 1985.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Webb_Beech

Article 92; Murder-Rape. New York; Fawcett, 1965.

Make War in Madness. New York; Fawcett, 1966.

No French Leave. New York; Fawcett, 1960.

Warrior’s Way. New York; Fawcett, 1965.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Walker_E._Blake

Doing What Comes Naturally. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1965.

The Loved and the Lost. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1962.

Once More With Passion. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1964.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_James_McM._Douglas

Drag Race Driver. New York; Putnam, 1971.

Hunger for Racing. New York; Putnam, 1967

A Long Ride on a Cycle. New York; Putnam, 1972.

Racing to Glory. New York; Putnam, 1969.

The Twelve-cylinder Screamer. New York; Putnam, 1970.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_W._E._B._Griffin

The Aviators. New York; Putnam, 1988.

Battleground. New York; Putnam, 1991.

The Berets. New York; Jove, 1984.

Call To Arms. New York; Jove, 1987.

The Captains. New York; Jove, 1982.

The Colonels. New York; Jove, 1983.

Counterattack. New York; Putnam, 1990.

The Generals. New York; Jove, 1986.

The Lieutenants. New York; Jove, 1982.

Line Of Fire. New York; Putnam, 1992.

The Majors. New York; Jove, 1983.

Men in Blue. New York; Jove, 1991.

The New Breed. New York; Putnam, 1987.

Semper Fr. New York; Jove, 1986.

Special Operations. New York; Jove, 1991. (Originally published under pseudonym John Kevin Dugan.)

The Victim. New York; Jove, 1991.

The Witness. New York; Jove, 1992.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Edmund_O._Scholefield

Bryan’s Dog. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1967.

L’il Wildcat. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1967.

Maverick on the Mound. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1968.

Tiger Rookie. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1966.

Yankee Boy. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1971.

Written_under_pseudonym_of_Patrick_J._Williams

Fastest Funny Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1967.

The Green Ghost. Scholastic Book Services, 1969.

Grand Prix Racing. New York; Four Winds Press, 1968.

Racing Mechanic. New York; Scholastic Book Services, 1969.

Up to the Quarterdeck. New York; Four Winds Press, 1969.

Joint_Publication(s):

M*A*S*H Goes to Hollywood. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.

M*A*S*H Goes to Las Vegas. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.

M*A*S*H Goes to London. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.

M*A*S*H Goes to Miami. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.

M*A*S*H Goes to Montreal. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.

M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.

M*A*S*H Goes to Moscow. New York; Pocket Books, 1978.

M*A*S*H Goes to New Orleans. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.

M*A*S*H Goes to Paris. New York; Pocket Books, 1974.

M*A*S*H Goes to San Francisco. New York; Pocket Books. 1976.

M*A*S*H Goes to Texas. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.

M*A*S*H Goes to Vienna. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.

Papers;

Collections of the papers of William Edmund Butterworth is held by the library at Samford University and at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.