William Connor Wright Jr. (October 22, 1930 – June 4, 2016) was an American author, editor and playwright.
He is best known for his non fiction writing covering a widely divergent list of subjects: from the April in Paris Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria to genetics and behavior to true crime and grand opera.
[1] After his Army service, Wright was an editor at Holiday magazine when it was located in Philadelphia and published the likes of John Steinbeck, V.S.
Wright's job was to oversee the production of some ten events put on by the festival's U.S. side.
Although offered editorial positions at three other publications, Wright turned to writing full-time and continued to do so until a few years before his death, mostly authoring non-fiction books.