Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist,[1] known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays.
Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
He started writing racy books about gangsters and women of easy vitue.
[1] His publisher, Vanguard Press, estimated he sold over 8 million books.
His book Louis Beretti (1929), about a bootlegger, was made into the film Born Reckless (1930).