Walter Marks (born January 15, 1934, in New York) is an American songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist.
He has also written songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, The Temptations, Della Reese, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, and other artists.
Most recently, Accentuate the Positive, a show integrating the songs of Johnny Mercer into a book musical, for which Marks has written the libretto.
Walter Marks’ first novel, Dangerous Behavior, a psychological thriller, was published in 2002 in hardcover by Carroll & Graf.
His second book, a crime/thriller Death Hampton, will be launched in June 2014 (Top Tier Publishers) on Amazon (print) and Kindle.