Warren Adler (born December 16, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American novelist.

Adler graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and New York University, where he majored in English literature following which he worked for a New York City newspaper. He went on to a successful career in business, acquiring four radio stations and a television station. However, writing fiction was an interest he began to pursue as a career with the publication of his first novel in 1974. Since then, he has written another twenty-six novels including The War of The Roses and Random Hearts both of which were made in motion pictures. Adler has also written short story collections that were made into films. His The Sunset Gang became an American Playhouse three-hour television production in 1991 and in 2002, a pilot was produced based onThe Fiona FitzGerald Mysteries.

Warren Adler is noted for his efforts to encourage new authors. He is the founder of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and his website is lauded for its information for aspiring authors.

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