Background
Winsor, Roy William was born on April 13, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Arthur and Florence Louise (Williams) Winsor.
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Once again professor detective Ira Cobb is challenged by murder on the quaint New England island of Nantucket. Old Addie Hill, rich, envied, and very frightened, summons Ira to witness her new will. This will cuts out her young husband and most of her greedy relatives who have been waiting impatiently for her to shuffle off this mortal coil. Suddenly someone can no longer wait for Addie to die naturally.
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Winsor, Roy William was born on April 13, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Arthur and Florence Louise (Williams) Winsor.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1936.
Apprentice-in-training, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1936-1937;
assistant program production manager, Station Washburn Crosby Company, Minneapolis, 1937-1938;
director, Vic and Sade, NBC, Chicago, 1938-1939;
radio director, Leo Burnett Company, Chicago, 1939-1940;
supervisor P & G Radio,, Blackett-Sample Hummert Inc., Chicago, 1940-1946;
radio director, Blackett-Sample Hummert Inc., Chicago, 1943;
freelance director-writer,, Chicago, 1946-1950;
vice president television-radio, Biow Company. New York City, 1950-1955;
creator, producer, first daytime television serial Search for Tomorrow, 1951;
president, Roy Winsor Prodns. Inc., New York City, 1955-1969;
freelance television serial consultant, Columbia Broadcasting System-television and P & G Prodns.
Inc., 1969-1973;
head writer, serial Somerset, NBC, 1974;
teacher television serial writing, New School, 1974-1975;
writer, Columbia Broadcasting System Radio Mystery Theatre, 1974-1987;
freelance instructor, Famous Writers School, Westport, Connecticut, 1974-1987. Instructor Institute Children's Literature. Head writer television serial Another Life.
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Member Mystery Writers American (Edgar award for best paperbound mystery of year 1975).
Married Martha March Ricker, OCt. 22, 1938; children: Ann March, Mary Wilcox, Ricker Edward, Catherine Louise.