Jonathan Wyatt Latimer (October 23, 1906 – June 23, 1983) was an American crime writer known his novels and screenplays.
He then studied at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1929.
After the war, he moved to California and continued his work as a Hollywood screenwriter, including 10 films in collaboration with director John Farrow.
[4] In the mid-1930s, he turned to writing fiction, starting with a series of novels featuring private eye William Crane, in which he introduced his typical blend of hardboiled crime fiction and elements of screwball comedy.
[5][6] Latimer died of lung cancer in La Jolla, California on June 23, 1983, aged 76.