Day Keene

One of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s,
Day Keene (1904 - 1969) also wrote for radio, television,
movies, and
pulp magazines. In addition to creating some of the most
memorable noir nightmares ever published, Keene (real name:
Gunnar Hjerstedt) also wrote widely praised mainstream
novels such as Chautauqua, which was the basis for the
Elvis Presley movie "The Trouble With Girls."