Author/Island of the Blue Dolphins, 1960,The Black Pearl, 1967, Streams to River, River to the Sea: A Novel of Sacagawea, 1986, The Road to Damietta, 1985, The Feathered Serpent, 1981 & My Name Is Not Angelica, 1989. 'Wrote 26 novels for Youngsters'

Actor - A Song To Remember (AA nom.), High Sierra, The Greatest Show On Earth, Leave Her To Heaven, The Big Combo, Road House, Storm Fear, The Walls Of Jericho, Shockproof, Forever Amber, The Naked Prey, Gargoyles