Gerald Robert Walker[1] (April 16, 1928 – February 19, 2004)[2] was an American magazine editor for The New York Times Magazine who was known for writing the 1970 novel Cruising, which was adapted into a controversial 1980 film of the same name directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino.
[1][2] Walker worked as an articles editor for The New York Times Magazine from 1963 to 1990.
[1][2][3][4] Walker also compiled an annual anthology titled Best Magazine Articles from 1965 to 1967.
[1][2][4][5] Walker was married to Greta Markson, with whom he had a son, David, but their marriage ended in divorce.
[1][2] On February 19, 2004, Walker died of stroke complications at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.