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It may be of interest to point out that Krinsky (note 1) almost certainly took his information about Woolrich's purported homosexuality from Francis Nevins's biography of Woolrich (Nevins's is the only major biography of Woolrich and the supposition is made there). As I remember, Nevins had his story from the sister of Woolrich's ex-wife. The letters and journal concerned in the story were never produced. It was said that the journal was sent back to Woolrich. The letters were supposed destroyed.
If there is better information than this, I would be interested in hearing it. In the absence, could we consider altering (given some form of online citation) the note to reflect Nevins's work rather than Krinsky's? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hodgson ( talk • contribs) 06:17, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
The article states, "In his youth, Woolrich was a promiscuous homosexual ..." If Woolrich was indeed a homosexual, it is unlikely that he was only gay during his youth. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say, "Woolrich, a homosexual, was promiscuous in his youth." Or words to that effect? Idesofmontreal ( talk) 23:04, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
Article currently says: "Most of Woolrich's books are out of print, and new editions have not come out because of estate issues." There's no citation of sources. A look at Amazon suggests that a lot of the books are in fact available in recent editions, though perhaps not "most." I suspect that there's some truth to our current version, but I would welcome details. Mandrakos ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:10, 12 June 2010 (UTC).
Added info that there were 6 of Woolrich's Jazz Age novels influenced by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Reference: http://www.betweenthecovers.com/btc/item/295680/ - added January 11, 2012
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What is the source on his last name being the hyphenated "Hopley-Woolrich"? There's no source given, and the Time article (which is a strong source of information) gives his name as Cornell George Hopley Woolrich and states specifically that Hopley is one of his middle names. As well, it would seem that all the official birth records and census records on Ancestry.com list his last name as Woolrich, not Hopley-Woolrich. 70.54.30.101 ( talk) 17:57, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Nevins' biography says (Chapter 22) that Woolrich legally changed his name to William Irish, in New York City, effective Christmas Day 1961. William Irish was a pseudonym he'd been using for years prior to this. We ought to mention this. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 10:53, 27 December 2021 (UTC)