William Corbin (author)

William Corbin (McGraw) (born January 22, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa, died June 6, 1999 in Portland, Oregon) was the author of various books for adults and children.
He started his writing career as a newspaperman and later married Eloise Jarvis McGraw, also an author. Corbin became more serious about writing fiction and moved into a house with a 23-acre filbert orchard to do so. Several of Corbin's works received awards. His novel Smoke was made into a movie of the same name in 1970, and a British television series based on Corbin's Horse in the House was produced from 1977 to 1979. William Corbin had two children, Lauren and Peter McGraw.