William E. Butterworth
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Brief Biography
William E. Butterworth, also known as W.E.B. Griffin, was a prolific author born in New Jersey and raised in Boston, Philadelphia, and Manhattan. He is associated with Alabama due to his time stationed at Fort Rucker in Coffee and Dale Counties. Enlisting in the United States Army at sixteen, he received training in counterintelligence and served in the Korean War as a combat correspondent. Following his discharge, Butterworth began writing novels while working as a civilian information officer at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. His first novel, Comfort Me with Love, was published in 1959, and a couple years after that he resigned from his job and pursued writing full-time, frequently using pseudonyms for his publications. Butterworth died in Alabama in 2019.
Publications
Comfort Me With Love. New York; New American Library, 1959.
Hot Seat. New York; New American Library. 1959.
No French Leave. New York; Fawcett, 1960.
The Love-Go-Round. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1960.
Where We Go From Here. New York; New American Library, 1961.
Heartbreak Ridge. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
Hell on Wheels. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
Return to Daytona. New York; Norton, 1962.
The Court-Martial. New York; New American Library, 1962.
The Girl in the Black Bikini. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
The Loved and the Lost. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1962.
Once More With Passion. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1964.
The Wonders of Astronomy. New York; Putnam, 1964.
Article 92: Murder-Rape. New York; Fawcett, 1965.
Doing What Comes Naturally. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1965.
Flat Out. New York; Norton, 1965.
L’il Wildcat. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1965.
The Wonders of Rockets and Missiles. New York; Putnam, 1965.
Warrior’s Way. New York; Fawcett, 1965.
Fast Green Car. New York; Norton, 1966.
Make War in Madness. New York; Fawcett, 1966.
Soldiers on Horseback: The Story of the United States Cavalry. New York; Norton, 1966.
Stock Car Racer. New York; Norton, 1966.
Tiger Rookie. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1966.
Air Evac. New York; Norton, 1967.
Bryan’s Dog. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1967.
Fastest Funny Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1967.
Helicopter Pilot. New York; Norton, 1967.
Hunger for Racing. New York; Putnam, 1967.
Road Racer. New York; Norton, 1967.
The Image Makers. Melbourne; Scripts Publishing, 1967.
Grand Prix Racing. New York; Four Winds Press, 1968.
Maverick on the Mound. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1968.
Orders to Vietnam. Boston; Little, Brown, 1968.
Redline 7100. New York; Norton, 1968.
The Green Ghost. New York; Norton, 1968.
Grand Prix Driver. New York; Norton, 1969.
Racing to Glory. New York; Putnam, 1969.
Stop and Search. Boston; Little, Brown, 1969.
The Wheel of a Fast Car. New York; Norton, 1969.
Up to the Quarterdeck. New York; Four Winds Press, 1969.
Fast and Smart. New York; Norton, 1970.
Marty and the Micromidgets. New York; Norton, 1970.
Stars and Planets. New York; Putnam, 1970.
Steve Bellamy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1970.
Susan and Her Classic Convertible. New York; Four Winds Press, 1970.
Yankee Boy. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1970.
Crazy to Race. New York; Grossett, 1971.
Drag Race Driver. New York; Putnam, 1971.
Flying Army; the Modern Air Arm of the U.S. Army. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1971.
Moving West on 122. Boston; Little, Brown, 1971.
My Father’s Quite a Guy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1971.
Racing Mechanic. New York; Grossett, 1971.
Return to Racing. New York; Grossett, 1971.
The High Wind: The Story of NASCAR Racing. New York; Grossett, 1971.
The Sex Traveler. Los Angeles; New English Library, 1971.
The Twelve-Cylinder Screamer. New York; Putnam, 1971.
Wheels and Pistons: The Story of the Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1971.
A Long Ride on a Cycle. New York; Putnam, 1972.
Dateline: Talladega. New York; Grossett, 1972.
Skyjacked. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.
Team Racer. New York; Grossett, 1972.
The Narc. New York; Four Winds Press, 1972.
The Race Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.
Hot Wire. New York; Harvey House, 1973.
Race Car Team. New York; Grossett, 1973.
Yankee Driver. New York; Grossett, 1973.
Dave White and the Electric Wonder Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1974.
Stop, Thief! New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1974.
Black Gold: The Story of Oil. New York; Four Winds Press, 1975.
Tires and Other Things: Some Heroes of Automotive Evolution. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1975.
Mighty Minicycles. New York; Harvey House, 1976.
The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1976.
An Album of Automobile Racing. New York; Watts, 1977.
Careers in the Armed Services. New York; Walker, 1977
Christina's Passion. New York; Playboy Press, 1977.
Hifi — From Edison's Phonograph to Quadraphonic Sound. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1977.
Next Stop, Earth. New York; Walker, 1978.
The Air Freight Mystery. New York; Four Winds Press, 1978.
The Tank Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1978.
The Hotel Mystery. New York; Scholastic Press, 1979.
The Wrecker Driver. New York; Scholastic Press, 1979.
LeRoy and the Old Man. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.
Slaughter by Auto. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.
The Wiltons. New York; New American Library, 1980.
Under the Influence. New York; Scholastic Press, 1980.
Flunking Out. New York; Four Winds Press, 1981.
A Member of the Family. New York; Four Winds Press, 1982.
The Lieutenants. New York; Jove, 1982.
The Captains. New York; Jove, 1982.
Moose, the Thing, and Me. Boston; Houghton, 1982.
The Selkirks. New York; New American Library, 1982.
The Colonels. New York; Jove, 1983.
The Majors. New York; Jove, 1983.
Wild Harvest. New York; New American Library, 1983.
The Berets. New York; Jove, 1984.
The Deep Kill. New York; Jove-Putnam, 1984.
Wild Heritage. New York; New American Library, 1984.
The Last Heroes. New York; Pocket Books, 1985.
Semper Fi. New York; Jove, 1986.
The Generals. New York; Jove, 1986.
The Secret Warriors. New York; Pocket Books, 1986.
The Soldier Spies. New York; Pocket Books, 1986.
Call To Arms. New York; Jove, 1987.
The Fighting Agents. New York; Pocket Books, 1987.
The New Breed. New York; Putnam, 1987.
Men in Blue. New York; Jove, 1988.
The Aviators. New York; Putnam, 1988.
Counterattack. New York; Putnam, 1990.
Battleground. New York; Putnam, 1991.
Special Operations. New York; Jove, 1991.
The Victim. New York; Jove, 1991.
Line of Fire. New York; Putnam, 1992.
The Witness. New York; Jove, 1992.
Close Combat. New York; Putnam, 1993.
Honor Bound. New York; Putnam, 1993.
The Assassin. New York; Jove, 1993.
The Murderers. New York; Putnam, 1995.
Behind the Lines. New York; Putnam, 1995.
Blood and Honor. New York; Putnam, 1996.
The Investigators. New York; Putnam, 1998.
In Danger’s Path. New York; Putnam, 1999.
Secret Honor. New York; Putnam, 2000.
Special Ops. New York; Putnam, 2001.
Under Fire. New York; Putnam, 2002.
Final Justice. New York; Putnam, 2003.
Retreat, Hell! New York; Putnam, 2004.
By Order of the President. New York; Putnam, 2005.
The Hostage. New York; Putnam, 2006.
The Saboteurs. New York; Putnam, 2006.
The Double Agents. New York; Putnam, 2007.
The Hunters. New York; Putnam, 2007.
Death and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2008.
The Shooters. New York; Putnam, 2008.
Black Ops. New York; Putnam, 2009.
The Traffickers. New York; Putnam, 2009.
The Honor of Spies. New York; Putnam, 2010.
The Outlaws. New York; Putnam, 2010.
The Vigilantes. New York; Putnam, 2010.
Covert Warriors. New York; Putnam, 2011.
Victory and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2011.
Empire and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2012.
The Spymasters. New York; Putnam, 2012.
Hazardous Duty. New York; Putnam, 2013.
The Last Witness. New York; Putnam, 2013.
The Assassination Option. New York; Putnam, 2014.
Top Secret. New York; Putnam, 2014.
Deadly Assets. New York; Putnam, 2015.
The Hunting Trip. New York; Putnam, 2015.
Broken Trust. New York; Putnam, 2016.
Curtain of Death. New York; Putnam, 2016.
Death at Nuremberg. New York; Putnam, 2017.
The Enemy of My Enemy. New York; Putnam, 2018.
Joint Publications:
M*A*S*H Goes to New Orleans. New York; Pocket Books, 1974.
M*A*S*H Goes to Paris. New York; Pocket Books, 1974.
M*A*S*H Goes to London. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.
M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.
M*A*S*H Goes to Hollywood. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Las Vegas. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Miami. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to San Francisco. New York; Pocket Books. 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Vienna. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Montreal. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
M*A*S*H Goes to Moscow. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
M*A*S*H Goes to Texas. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
Hot Seat. New York; New American Library. 1959.
No French Leave. New York; Fawcett, 1960.
The Love-Go-Round. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1960.
Where We Go From Here. New York; New American Library, 1961.
Heartbreak Ridge. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
Hell on Wheels. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
Return to Daytona. New York; Norton, 1962.
The Court-Martial. New York; New American Library, 1962.
The Girl in the Black Bikini. New York; Berkeley Publishing Co., 1962.
The Loved and the Lost. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1962.
Once More With Passion. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1964.
The Wonders of Astronomy. New York; Putnam, 1964.
Article 92: Murder-Rape. New York; Fawcett, 1965.
Doing What Comes Naturally. Derby, Conn.; Monarch, 1965.
Flat Out. New York; Norton, 1965.
L’il Wildcat. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1965.
The Wonders of Rockets and Missiles. New York; Putnam, 1965.
Warrior’s Way. New York; Fawcett, 1965.
Fast Green Car. New York; Norton, 1966.
Make War in Madness. New York; Fawcett, 1966.
Soldiers on Horseback: The Story of the United States Cavalry. New York; Norton, 1966.
Stock Car Racer. New York; Norton, 1966.
Tiger Rookie. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1966.
Air Evac. New York; Norton, 1967.
Bryan’s Dog. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1967.
Fastest Funny Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1967.
Helicopter Pilot. New York; Norton, 1967.
Hunger for Racing. New York; Putnam, 1967.
Road Racer. New York; Norton, 1967.
The Image Makers. Melbourne; Scripts Publishing, 1967.
Grand Prix Racing. New York; Four Winds Press, 1968.
Maverick on the Mound. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1968.
Orders to Vietnam. Boston; Little, Brown, 1968.
Redline 7100. New York; Norton, 1968.
The Green Ghost. New York; Norton, 1968.
Grand Prix Driver. New York; Norton, 1969.
Racing to Glory. New York; Putnam, 1969.
Stop and Search. Boston; Little, Brown, 1969.
The Wheel of a Fast Car. New York; Norton, 1969.
Up to the Quarterdeck. New York; Four Winds Press, 1969.
Fast and Smart. New York; Norton, 1970.
Marty and the Micromidgets. New York; Norton, 1970.
Stars and Planets. New York; Putnam, 1970.
Steve Bellamy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1970.
Susan and Her Classic Convertible. New York; Four Winds Press, 1970.
Yankee Boy. Cleveland; World Publishing, 1970.
Crazy to Race. New York; Grossett, 1971.
Drag Race Driver. New York; Putnam, 1971.
Flying Army; the Modern Air Arm of the U.S. Army. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1971.
Moving West on 122. Boston; Little, Brown, 1971.
My Father’s Quite a Guy. Boston; Little, Brown, 1971.
Racing Mechanic. New York; Grossett, 1971.
Return to Racing. New York; Grossett, 1971.
The High Wind: The Story of NASCAR Racing. New York; Grossett, 1971.
The Sex Traveler. Los Angeles; New English Library, 1971.
The Twelve-Cylinder Screamer. New York; Putnam, 1971.
Wheels and Pistons: The Story of the Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1971.
A Long Ride on a Cycle. New York; Putnam, 1972.
Dateline: Talladega. New York; Grossett, 1972.
Skyjacked. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.
Team Racer. New York; Grossett, 1972.
The Narc. New York; Four Winds Press, 1972.
The Race Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1972.
Hot Wire. New York; Harvey House, 1973.
Race Car Team. New York; Grossett, 1973.
Yankee Driver. New York; Grossett, 1973.
Dave White and the Electric Wonder Car. New York; Four Winds Press, 1974.
Stop, Thief! New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1974.
Black Gold: The Story of Oil. New York; Four Winds Press, 1975.
Tires and Other Things: Some Heroes of Automotive Evolution. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1975.
Mighty Minicycles. New York; Harvey House, 1976.
The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile. New York; Four Winds Press, 1976.
An Album of Automobile Racing. New York; Watts, 1977.
Careers in the Armed Services. New York; Walker, 1977
Christina's Passion. New York; Playboy Press, 1977.
Hifi — From Edison's Phonograph to Quadraphonic Sound. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1977.
Next Stop, Earth. New York; Walker, 1978.
The Air Freight Mystery. New York; Four Winds Press, 1978.
The Tank Driver. New York; Scholastic Book Service, 1978.
The Hotel Mystery. New York; Scholastic Press, 1979.
The Wrecker Driver. New York; Scholastic Press, 1979.
LeRoy and the Old Man. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.
Slaughter by Auto. New York; Four Winds Press, 1980.
The Wiltons. New York; New American Library, 1980.
Under the Influence. New York; Scholastic Press, 1980.
Flunking Out. New York; Four Winds Press, 1981.
A Member of the Family. New York; Four Winds Press, 1982.
The Lieutenants. New York; Jove, 1982.
The Captains. New York; Jove, 1982.
Moose, the Thing, and Me. Boston; Houghton, 1982.
The Selkirks. New York; New American Library, 1982.
The Colonels. New York; Jove, 1983.
The Majors. New York; Jove, 1983.
Wild Harvest. New York; New American Library, 1983.
The Berets. New York; Jove, 1984.
The Deep Kill. New York; Jove-Putnam, 1984.
Wild Heritage. New York; New American Library, 1984.
The Last Heroes. New York; Pocket Books, 1985.
Semper Fi. New York; Jove, 1986.
The Generals. New York; Jove, 1986.
The Secret Warriors. New York; Pocket Books, 1986.
The Soldier Spies. New York; Pocket Books, 1986.
Call To Arms. New York; Jove, 1987.
The Fighting Agents. New York; Pocket Books, 1987.
The New Breed. New York; Putnam, 1987.
Men in Blue. New York; Jove, 1988.
The Aviators. New York; Putnam, 1988.
Counterattack. New York; Putnam, 1990.
Battleground. New York; Putnam, 1991.
Special Operations. New York; Jove, 1991.
The Victim. New York; Jove, 1991.
Line of Fire. New York; Putnam, 1992.
The Witness. New York; Jove, 1992.
Close Combat. New York; Putnam, 1993.
Honor Bound. New York; Putnam, 1993.
The Assassin. New York; Jove, 1993.
The Murderers. New York; Putnam, 1995.
Behind the Lines. New York; Putnam, 1995.
Blood and Honor. New York; Putnam, 1996.
The Investigators. New York; Putnam, 1998.
In Danger’s Path. New York; Putnam, 1999.
Secret Honor. New York; Putnam, 2000.
Special Ops. New York; Putnam, 2001.
Under Fire. New York; Putnam, 2002.
Final Justice. New York; Putnam, 2003.
Retreat, Hell! New York; Putnam, 2004.
By Order of the President. New York; Putnam, 2005.
The Hostage. New York; Putnam, 2006.
The Saboteurs. New York; Putnam, 2006.
The Double Agents. New York; Putnam, 2007.
The Hunters. New York; Putnam, 2007.
Death and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2008.
The Shooters. New York; Putnam, 2008.
Black Ops. New York; Putnam, 2009.
The Traffickers. New York; Putnam, 2009.
The Honor of Spies. New York; Putnam, 2010.
The Outlaws. New York; Putnam, 2010.
The Vigilantes. New York; Putnam, 2010.
Covert Warriors. New York; Putnam, 2011.
Victory and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2011.
Empire and Honor. New York; Putnam, 2012.
The Spymasters. New York; Putnam, 2012.
Hazardous Duty. New York; Putnam, 2013.
The Last Witness. New York; Putnam, 2013.
The Assassination Option. New York; Putnam, 2014.
Top Secret. New York; Putnam, 2014.
Deadly Assets. New York; Putnam, 2015.
The Hunting Trip. New York; Putnam, 2015.
Broken Trust. New York; Putnam, 2016.
Curtain of Death. New York; Putnam, 2016.
Death at Nuremberg. New York; Putnam, 2017.
The Enemy of My Enemy. New York; Putnam, 2018.
Joint Publications:
M*A*S*H Goes to New Orleans. New York; Pocket Books, 1974.
M*A*S*H Goes to Paris. New York; Pocket Books, 1974.
M*A*S*H Goes to London. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.
M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco. New York; Pocket Books, 1975.
M*A*S*H Goes to Hollywood. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Las Vegas. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Miami. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to San Francisco. New York; Pocket Books. 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Vienna. New York; Pocket Books, 1976.
M*A*S*H Goes to Montreal. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
M*A*S*H Goes to Moscow. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
M*A*S*H Goes to Texas. New York; Pocket Books, 1977.
Themes
William E. Butterworth was a prolific novelist for adults and young readers. Many of his works are military or detective novels. He drew inspiration from his experiences in the US Army, incorporating historical and current events into his narratives.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Butterworth, William E., “William E. Butterworth,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/9079.