Jack Hunter wurde am 4 Juni 1921 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA geboren. Er war Autor, bekannt für Der blaue Max (1966). Er war mit Shirley Thompson verheiratet. Er starb am 13 April 2009 in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
Operated as an American spy behind German lines during World War II. After the war he went undercover in Germany, pretending to be a black marketeer in order to track escaped Nazis who were trying to re-infiltrate the government.