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7 unusual facts about Robin Moore


Al Dempsey

Dempsey's spy series "Pulsar" (co-written with Robin Moore), contains the books The London Connection and The Italian Connection.

Boston Beach

The beach itself was donated to the Jamaican Government by the author Robin Moore.

Buick Invicta

According to Robin Moore in his 1969 book The French Connection, "the 1960 Buick Invicta had a peculiarity in body construction conducive to the installations of . . . extraordinary, virtually detection-proof traps concealed within the fenders and undercarriage" that made it a popular model for international heroin smugglers.

Robin Moore

(October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who is most known for his books The Green Berets, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy and, with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story.

In recognition of his achievement in writing about the Special Forces, Moore was granted "Freedom of the City" by Hopkinsville Mayor Richard Liebe.

William O. Wooldridge

In Robin Moore's novel Khaki Mafia, a fictional character in a criminal cartel is based on Woolridge in Vietnam.

Xaviera Hollander

In 1971 Hollander published a memoir, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. Robin Moore co-authored this book and came up with the catchy title, while Yvonne Dunleavy wrote the book.



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