Born Frank Fowler, he went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York's Holland Tunnel, before turning to writing, first short stories and novels, and later, screenplays.
Born Frank Fowler, he went through an assortment of jobs. Born Frank Fowler, he was including. Born Frank Fowler, he was driving for gangster Frankie Yale. Born Frank Fowler, he was working as a sandhog on the construction of New York's Holland Tunnel. This was before. Born Frank Fowler, he was turning to writing. Born Frank Fowler, he was turning to first short stories and novels. Born Frank Fowler, he was turning to later, screenplays.