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(Journalist and suspense novelist) | (Journalist and suspense novelist) | ||
| nationality=[[United States|American]] | | nationality=[[United States|American]] | ||
| birth_date=February 27, 1945 | | birth_date=February 27, 1945 | ||
| birth_place=Place of birth missing | | birth_place=Place of birth missing | ||
| − | Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and | + | Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and Grand Rapids, [[Michigan]] |
| death_date=October 15, 2010 (aged 65) | | death_date=October 15, 2010 (aged 65) | ||
| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana | | death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana | ||
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King was born to Anne M. King of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and the [[United States Air Force]] Lieutenant Colonel Harold King, Sr. (1924–2000), formerly of [[Michigan]]. King's obituary does not give his place of birth or rearing, high school, or the college granting his undergraduate degree. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in the [[Vietnam War]]. He received a [[Master of Arts]] degree in professional writing from the [[University of Oklahoma]] at Norman, [[Oklahoma]]. In the 1970s, he was an award-winning investigative reporter for ''The Shreveport Times.'' His former wife, Elaine Tucker King (born 1949), was also on the newspaper staff. King taught an undergraduate writing course at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=harold-raymond-king-hal&pid=146006899|title=Harold Raymond "Hal" King, Jr., obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=October 17, 2010|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> | King was born to Anne M. King of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and the [[United States Air Force]] Lieutenant Colonel Harold King, Sr. (1924–2000), formerly of [[Michigan]]. King's obituary does not give his place of birth or rearing, high school, or the college granting his undergraduate degree. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in the [[Vietnam War]]. He received a [[Master of Arts]] degree in professional writing from the [[University of Oklahoma]] at Norman, [[Oklahoma]]. In the 1970s, he was an award-winning investigative reporter for ''The Shreveport Times.'' His former wife, Elaine Tucker King (born 1949), was also on the newspaper staff. King taught an undergraduate writing course at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=harold-raymond-king-hal&pid=146006899|title=Harold Raymond "Hal" King, Jr., obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=October 17, 2010|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> | ||
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| − | ==Novels== | + | ==Novels== |
In addition to ''Paradigm Red,'' King authored the novels ''Four Days'' (a [[Cold War]] thriller), ''Taskmaster,'' ''Code of Arms,'' and ''The Hahnemann Sequela.'' And under the pen name "Brian Harris" he novelized the miniseries ''World War III.'' | In addition to ''Paradigm Red,'' King authored the novels ''Four Days'' (a [[Cold War]] thriller), ''Taskmaster,'' ''Code of Arms,'' and ''The Hahnemann Sequela.'' And under the pen name "Brian Harris" he novelized the miniseries ''World War III.'' | ||
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His best-selling ''Closing Ceremonies,'' with the streamer "Nazi Evil Lives On . . . And a Hunt to the Death Begins,"<ref name=closing>{{cite book|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/harold-king/closing-ceremonies.htm|title=Closing Ceremonies|publisher=Coward, McCannan & Geoghegan, 1979, ISBN 0-698-10950-3|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> prompted ''Publishers Weekly'' to name King in 1979 "the crown prince of suspense."<ref name=obit/> | His best-selling ''Closing Ceremonies,'' with the streamer "Nazi Evil Lives On . . . And a Hunt to the Death Begins,"<ref name=closing>{{cite book|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/harold-king/closing-ceremonies.htm|title=Closing Ceremonies|publisher=Coward, McCannan & Geoghegan, 1979, ISBN 0-698-10950-3|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> prompted ''Publishers Weekly'' to name King in 1979 "the crown prince of suspense."<ref name=obit/> | ||
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''Shelkagari'' is a story about the search in the [[Himalayas]] for a lost [[diamond]] that purportedly belonged to [[Alexander the Great]].<ref name=king>{{cite web|url=http://www.halking.com/novels.html|title=Novels by Harold King|publisher=halking.com|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> | ''Shelkagari'' is a story about the search in the [[Himalayas]] for a lost [[diamond]] that purportedly belonged to [[Alexander the Great]].<ref name=king>{{cite web|url=http://www.halking.com/novels.html|title=Novels by Harold King|publisher=halking.com|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> | ||
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King's writing topics range from Himalayan subculture to disaster from nuclear reactors. In addition to his writing, King had been a taxi driver and a construction worker.<ref name=king/> | King's writing topics range from Himalayan subculture to disaster from nuclear reactors. In addition to his writing, King had been a taxi driver and a construction worker.<ref name=king/> | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| − | King had been living in | + | King had been living in Grand Rapids, Michigan,<ref>People Search and Background Check, Internet</ref> while writing his most recent novels<ref name=king/> prior to the onslaught of [[cancer]], which claimed his life at the age of 65 after an extended illness.<ref name=obit/> |
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King is survived by his son, Harold King III, ( born 1978), and grandson, Elijah King (born 2000), both of [[Lafayette]]; three brothers Richard Allen King (born 1947) of Shreveport, David M. King of Sarasota, [[Florida]], and Mark S. King of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two sisters, Linda Conway and Nancy Lanzillotti and husband, David Lanzillotti, all of [[Bossier City]], Louisiana. | King is survived by his son, Harold King III, ( born 1978), and grandson, Elijah King (born 2000), both of [[Lafayette]]; three brothers Richard Allen King (born 1947) of Shreveport, David M. King of Sarasota, [[Florida]], and Mark S. King of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two sisters, Linda Conway and Nancy Lanzillotti and husband, David Lanzillotti, all of [[Bossier City]], Louisiana. | ||
Revision as of 00:15, October 23, 2019
{{Infobox person
| name=Harold Raymond "Hal" King, Jr.
(Journalist and suspense novelist)
| nationality=American
| birth_date=February 27, 1945
| birth_place=Place of birth missing
Resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan
| death_date=October 15, 2010 (aged 65)
| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana
| religion=[[United Methodist]]
| spouse=Elaine Tucker King (divorced)
| children=Harold "Trey" King, III
Parents:
Harold, Sr., and Anne M. King
Alma mater:
University of Oklahoma
}}
Harold Raymond King, Jr. (February 27, 1945 – October 15, 2010), also known as Hal King, was an American author and journalist known for his 1975 novel Paradigm Red,[1] which became the 1977 NBC television film, Red Alert.
The film version of the novel, made at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, stars[William Devane, Michael Brandon, Adrienne Barbeau,and Ralph Waite (1928-2014), then at the peak of his success on CBS's family drama, The Waltons. In the story line, a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives false information of a radiation leak. The crew is trapped inside the compound.[2]
Background
King was born to Anne M. King of Shreveport, Louisiana, and the United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Harold King, Sr. (1924–2000), formerly of Michigan. King's obituary does not give his place of birth or rearing, high school, or the college granting his undergraduate degree. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. He received a Master of Arts degree in professional writing from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma. In the 1970s, he was an award-winning investigative reporter for The Shreveport Times. His former wife, Elaine Tucker King (born 1949), was also on the newspaper staff. King taught an undergraduate writing course at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.[3]
Novels
In addition to Paradigm Red, King authored the novels Four Days (a Cold War thriller), Taskmaster, Code of Arms, and The Hahnemann Sequela. And under the pen name "Brian Harris" he novelized the miniseries World War III.
His best-selling Closing Ceremonies, with the streamer "Nazi Evil Lives On . . . And a Hunt to the Death Begins,"[4] prompted Publishers Weekly to name King in 1979 "the crown prince of suspense."[3]
Shelkagari is a story about the search in the Himalayas for a lost diamond that purportedly belonged to Alexander the Great.[5]
King's writing topics range from Himalayan subculture to disaster from nuclear reactors. In addition to his writing, King had been a taxi driver and a construction worker.[5] ==Death== King had been living in Grand Rapids, Michigan,[6] while writing his most recent novels[5] prior to the onslaught of cancer, which claimed his life at the age of 65 after an extended illness.[3] King is survived by his son, Harold King III, ( born 1978), and grandson, Elijah King (born 2000), both of Lafayette; three brothers Richard Allen King (born 1947) of Shreveport, David M. King of Sarasota, Florida, and Mark S. King of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two sisters, Linda Conway and Nancy Lanzillotti and husband, David Lanzillotti, all of Bossier City, Louisiana.
Services were held on October 21, 2010, at the Couch Parlor of the large First United Methodist Church at the end of Texas Avenue in downtown Shreveport.[3] ==References==
- ↑ Paradigm Red. Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill, 1975, ISBN 0-672-52051-6. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
- ↑ Red Alert. Internet Movie Database]. Retrieved on October 22, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harold Raymond "Hal" King, Jr., obituary. The Shreveport Times (October 17, 2010). Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
- ↑ Closing Ceremonies. Coward, McCannan & Geoghegan, 1979, ISBN 0-698-10950-3. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Novels by Harold King. halking.com. Retrieved on October 31, 2010.
- ↑ People Search and Background Check, Internet
