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Robert Daley (born 1930 in
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) is an American writer, journalist, and former
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officer. He is the author of 31 books, six of which have been adapted for film, and a hundred or so magazine articles and stories.


Life

Daley graduated from
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in 1951 and served in the
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during the
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. He spent six seasons as publicity director for the
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of the
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in the days of
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, Charlie Conerly and
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. He then worked on the foreign staff of ''
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'' for six years based first in Nice, then in Paris, covering stories in sixteen countries in Europe and North Africa. Between 1971–72, he served as Deputy Commissioner of the
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(NYPD). It was a particularly tumultuous period in the department's history: two
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dons were killed, the city's biggest-ever jewel heist took place, the
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investigation into police corruption caused great upheaval in the department, and four police officers were assassinated by gunmen who claimed to be associated with the
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. Two others were machine-gunned in their car, riddled with bullets but did not die. He had a staff of thirty five, a car and drivers assigned to him around the clock. He witnessed headquarters infighting up close, took part in major decision-making, and saw crime scenes from inside the yellow tape. Daley recounted these events and others in the nonfiction book ''Target Blue'', and he used the police background and his inside knowledge of police headquarters in a number of the novels that followed as well. He was the first professional writer ever to see the NYPD from so deep inside, and said later that when he agreed to take the job, he got more than he bargained for. Daley's award-winning 1978 nonfiction work ''Prince of the City'' was hailed by ''The New York Times Book Review'': "The policeman as flawed hero, a recurrent and enormously popular figure in contemporary writing, has never been done better." Daley's books, which have been translated into 14 languages, also include '' Year of the Dragon'' and ''Tainted Evidence'' (filmed as ''
Night Falls on Manhattan ''Night Falls on Manhattan'' is a 1996 American crime drama film written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Based on the novel ''Tainted Evidence'' by Robert Daley, the plot centers on a newly elected district attorney played by Andy García, who i ...
''). Most of his books grew out of immersing himself deeply in studying people and subjects that fascinated him, from Grand Prix racing to opera to bullfights to treasure diving—and of course the NYPD. He and his French-born wife divide their time between suburban New York and an apartment in
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'' *''The Fast One'' (1978) *'' Year of the Dragon'' (1981) - filmed by
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in 1985 *''The Dangerous Edge'' (1983) *''Hands of a Stranger'' (1985) - filmed by Larry Elikann in 1987 *''Man with a Gun'' (1988) *''A Faint Cold Fear'' (1990) *''Tainted Evidence'' (1993) - filmed by
Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...
as ''
Night Falls on Manhattan ''Night Falls on Manhattan'' is a 1996 American crime drama film written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Based on the novel ''Tainted Evidence'' by Robert Daley, the plot centers on a newly elected district attorney played by Andy García, who i ...
'' in 1996 *''Wall of Brass'' (1994) *''Nowhere to Run'' (1996) *''The Innocents Within'' (1999) *''The Enemy of God'' (2005) *''Pictures'' (2006) *''The Red Squad'' (2012)


Non-Fiction

*''The World Beneath the City'' (1959) *''Cars at Speed'' (1961) *''The Bizarre World of European Sports'' (1962) *''The Cruel Sport'' (1963) *''The Swords of Spain'' (1965) *''A Star in the Family'' (1971) *''Target Blue: An Insider's View of the N.Y.P.D.'' (1973) *''Treasure'' (1977) *''
Prince of the City ''Prince of the City'' is a 1981 American epic neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is based on the life of Robert Leuci, called ‘Daniel Ciello’ in the film, an officer of the New York Police Department who chooses, for id ...
: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much'' (1978) - filmed by
Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...
in 1981 *''An American Saga - Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire'' (1980) *''Portraits of France'' (1991) *''Writing on the Edge'' (2014)


Poetry

*''MORE And Other Poems'' (2018)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daley, Robert 1930 births Living people Fordham University alumni Writers from New York City