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- Birth nameSolomon Yurick
- Sol Yurick was born on January 18, 1925 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Sol was a writer, known for The Warriors (1979), The Warriors and The Confession (1999). Sol was married to Adrienne Lash. Sol died on January 5, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseAdrienne Lash(1958 - January 5, 2013) (his death, 1 child)
- Worked as an investigator in the 1950s with New York City's Dept. of Welfare, where he became very familiar with gang members. His first novel 'The Warriors' was published when he was 40 years old. Ostensibly about city gangs, it was actually based on the Greek history known as 'Anabasis,' written by Athens' Xenophon in 4th Century B.C. It tells of the long adventurous trek home of Greek mercenaries, after their leader, Cyrus the Younger, is killed during the war against Persia.
- He also wrote the novels 'Fertig' and 'The Bag', plus short stories and nonfiction.
- Born in Manhattan, he was a graduate of the elite Bronx High School of Science and then served with the Army in World War II. Later he earned a bachelor's degree from NYU majoring in English and, in 1962, a master's in English from Brooklyn College.
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