Daley,+Robert

Biographical Information:
Dates: 1930-  Dates in Ridgefield: 1984-1989

 non-fiction writer, novelist

 Robert Daley, who lived on Nod Road from 1984 to 1989, is the author many best-selling novels and non-fiction works with police themes. A former deputy commissioner of police in New York City, his books -- such as //Prince of the City// and //Night Falls on Manhattan// -- have been made into movies and TV series. Years ago, as a 23-year-old touring France, he met his wife, Peggy, and he has always loved the country and often writes about it. //The Innocents Within// is based on a true story about a Protestant pastor in World War II France who rescues hundreds of Jews.

//An American Sage: Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire, // 1980 //The Dangerous Edge, //1983 //Hands of a Stranger, //1985 //A Faint Cold Fear, // 1990 //Portraits of France, //1991
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--Source: Notable Ridgefielders-Jack Sanders