James Elward (Chicago, November 22, 1928 – August 30, 1996) was an American author, actor, screenwriter, and playwright.
He published three novels for Doubleday under the name of "Rebecca James": Storm's End (1974), The House Is Dark (1976), and Tomorrow Is Mine (1979).
He also published under his own name,[2] including Ask For Nothing More (1984), Monday's Child Is Dead (1995), and Public Smiles, Private Tears (1982) with Helen Van Slyke, a New York Times bestseller.
The novel was on the New York Times hard-cover fiction best-seller list for 14 weeks in 1982, rising to seventh place.
Other plays include:[6] Before he was an author and playwright, Elward was a screenwriter; notably for The Young Marrieds and Strange Paradise.