Solomon Yurick (January 18, 1925 – January 5, 2013) was an American novelist. He was known for his book The Warriors which became a major motion picture.
Born in Manhattan, he was a graduate of the elite Bronx High School of Science and then served with the Army in World War II. Later he earned a bachelor's degree from NYU majoring in English and, in 1962, a master's in English from Brooklyn College.
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He also wrote the novels 'Fertig' and 'The Bag', plus short stories and nonfiction.
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Worked as an investigator in the 1950s with New York City's Dept. of Welfare, where he became very familiar with gang members. His first novel 'The Warriors' was published when he was 40 years old. Ostensibly about city gangs, it was actually based on the Greek history known as 'Anabasis,' written by Athens' Xenophon in 4th Century B.C. It tells of the long adventurous trek home of Greek mercenaries, after their leader, Cyrus the Younger, is killed during the war against Persia.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Warriors
TV Series novel pre-production
The Dreamers
2016/I
Short
The Warriors
2005
Video Game characters - uncredited / novel - uncredited