Jack Miles Bickham (September 2, 1930 – July 25, 1997) was an American author who wrote 75 published novels, of which two were made into movies, The Apple Dumpling Gang and Baker's Hawk.
Jack Bickham was born September 2, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio.
Bickham received the rank of David Ross Boyd Professor, the highest honor the university can bestow for teaching excellence.
He died at Norman Regional Hospital following a lengthy battle with lymphoma.
Jack M. Bickham wrote over 75 published novels, some under just his first and middle name, John Miles, as well as the thirteen books of the Wildcat O'Shea western series under the name Jeff Clinton, six espionage novels under his own name featuring professional tennis player and part-time CIA Agent Brad Smith, and six instructional books on the craft of fiction.