- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Reinhold Hjortsberg
- Nickname
- Gatz
- William Hjortsberg was born on February 23, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Legend (1985), Angel Heart (1987) and Thunder and Lightning (1977). He was married to Margaret Jane Camp, Sharon Leroy and Marian Souidee Renken. He died on April 22, 2017 in Livingston, Montana, USA.
- SpousesMargaret Jane Camp(January 27, 2007 - April 22, 2017) (his death)Sharon Leroy(July 21, 1982 - 1985) (divorced)Marian Souidee Renken(June 2, 1962 - 1982) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenLorca Isabel HjortsbergMax William Hjortsberg
- ParentsHelge Reinhold HjortsbergAnna Ida Welti
- His freshman year roommate at Dartmouth was Stephen Geller, the screenwriter of Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and The Valachi Papers (1972).
- Yale School of Drama, 1962-1963 (no degree).
- Had written a number of screenplays that were sadly never produced, including a script he had written for Roger Corman in 1980 called "Disc Jockey".
- Stanford University, (Stegner Fellow) 1967-1968.
- Dartmouth College, B.A. 1962.
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