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Will Levinrew

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William Levine (1881–July 24, 1951) was an American dentist and writer of mystery books under the pseudonym Will Levinrew.

Biography

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William Levine was born in Russia in 1881 and emigrated to the United States as a child. He grew up in New Jersey. By the early 1900s he had established his dental practice in Passaic; he later also had an office in Newark.[1]

In addition to his dental practice, Dr. Levine was a part time journalist in Newark. He was very politically active in both New Jersey, where he ran for local office and was a strike sympathizer, and Pinellas County, Florida, where he moved in his later years. In the 1930s, he gained attention for challenging a New Jersey law that forbade dentists from advertising prices for services.[2]

He died in Newark, New Jersey on July 24, 1951[3]

Works

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Professor Brierly Series

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  • The Poison Plague (1929) -first appeared in 1922 as a serial in Argosy All-Story Weekly
  • Murder at the Palisades (1930) -also published as The Wheelchair Corpse (1945)
  • Murder from the Grave (1930)
  • For Sale – Murder (1932)
  • Death Point a Finger (1933)

Other works

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References

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  1. ^ The NEWARK STAR-EAGLE newspaper, Newark, New Jersey, September 2, 1913, page 2
  2. ^ The TAMPA BAY TIMES newspaper, St. Petersburg, Florida, May 22, 1950, page 13
  3. ^ The HERALD NEWS newspaper, Passaic, New Jersey, July 25, 1951, page 30
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