| Intro | American author |
| A.K.A. | Willard d’Arcy, Mike Frederic, John Parkhill, Joel Reeve, Roger G. Spe… |
| Was |
Writer Novelist Children’s writer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 March 1901, Peapack-Gladstone |
| Death |
7 July 1988, Los Angeles (aged 87 years) |
William Robert Cox (March 14, 1901 – July 7, 1988) was an American author. He was a prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets. He wrote under at least six pseudonyms: Willard d’Arcy, Mike Frederic, John Parkhill, Joel Reeve, Roger G. Spellman and Jonas Ward.
Life
He was born in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. According to his widow, Casey Collins Cox, he was writing his 81st novel, Cemetery Jones and the Tombstone Wars on the day of his death in 1988. He was 87. He was survived by his wife, Casey, and his stepson, Douglas Campbell. He was the “beloved husband of Midge, Lamar, Lee, Pat and Casey,”