Lew Wallace
General Lew Wallace, USA ( Civil War) the novel- later film- Ben -Hur.
Roald Dahl wrote the novel Matilda, which was later adapted into a film of the same name.
the novel wicked is written by Gregory Maquire the novel is the basis of the Brodway musical
who wrote the 1st psyclogical novel
US Grant served in the Mexican War. His position was in the Quartermaster Corps. As an aside, Grant wrote later that he was against that war and saw it as a "land grab" by the US.
Andre Gide wrote the novel "The Counterfeiters".
Frederick Forsyth wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol".
Robert Kirkman was the original writer for the graphic novel "The Walking Dead". It was illustrated by Tony Moore who was later replaced by Charlie Adlard.
D-Day was later called "The longest day" by author Cornelius Ryan who wrote the epic novel.
Toni Collette wrote it. I have the novel and - in bold letters - is his name on the front cover. :)
Norman Maclean wrote the novel "A River Runs Through It."
The film "The Man in the Iron Mask" is based on the novel "The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later" by Alexandre Dumas.