Which American author wrote many books in his writing career including The Dream Merchants in 1949, A Stone For Danny Fisher in 1952 and The Carperbaggers in 1961 ?
A Stone for Danny Fisher A Stone for Danny Fisher A Stone For Danny Fisher is a serious early novel by Harold Robbins that looks at the effect of the Great Depression on a lower-middle class Jewish family. Written in 1952, it is set in the period up to 1944. In the mid-1920s, a young Danny Fisher and his family move into a new house in a Brooklyn suburb. Within a few years, however, the Great Depression begins and Danny must use his one talent, boxing, as a means of supporting his family. After a few years, the Fishers have lost their house and are
Harold Robbins 1920s to work in a variety of jobs including errand boy, bookies' runner and inventory clerk in a grocer's. He was employed by Universal Pictures from 1940 to 1957, starting off as a clerk but attaining promotion to executive level. His first book was "Never Love a Stranger" (1948). "The Dream Merchants" (1949) was a novel about the American film industry, from its beginning to the sound era. As usual, Robbins blended his own life experiences with history, melodrama, sex, and glossy high society into a fast-moving story. His 1952 novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher," was adapted into a