Pen name Clayton Matthews Name Clayton Matthews Period 1958–1998 | Nationality American Occupation novelist Height 1.91 m | |
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Born October 24, 1918 ( 1918-10-24 ) Died March 25, 2004(2004-03-25) (aged 85) Genre mystery, erotic, romance Role American football linebacker Current team Green Bay Packers (#52 / Linebacker) Siblings Casey Matthews, Kyle Matthews, Brian Matthews, Jennifer Matthews Parents Leslie Matthews, Clay Matthews, Jr. Education Agoura High School, University of Southern California Similar People Aaron Rodgers, Casey Matthews, Jordy Nelson, Eddie Lacy, J J Watt | ||
Clayton Hartley Matthews (24 October 1918 – 25 March 2004) was a United States writer of mystery, erotic and romance novels, with more than 35 books and many short stories as Clayton Matthews. He often collaborated with his wife, the also writer Patricia Matthews (Patty Brisco); and they were called "the hottest couple in paperbacks.".
Life
Clayton Hartley Matthews was born on 24 October 1918. He started writing short stories in the late 1950s. He began contributing to the Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine and then turned to writing paperback novels, mostly in the erotic genre, in the early 1960s.
In a California's local writers' group, he met the also writer Patty Brisco. After his divorce, they married on 3 November 1972, and lived near San Diego. In the late 1970s, his agent Jay Garon, suggested to him and his wife to write romance novels. In the 1980s and 1990s Matthews and his wife collaborated on romance and mystery novels. Matthews died on 25 March 2004.
