William Irish is the pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich , writer American born the December 4th 1903 with New York, where he dies the September 25th 1968.

Born in an easy medium, it follows his father, engineer of public works, with the Mexico, Cuba and the the Bahamas, after the divorce of his parents. It returns to New York at the 15 years age to live near his mother, pianist, and finishes his studies in 1925. He writes its first novel, Count of indictment in 1935, influenced by the work of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. He is engaged with Hollywood to work on the adaptation of the children of Ritz , published in 1927. It Marie in 1930, but this union is a failure, he lives in his mother, in loneliness. Until 1940, the editors refuse to publish its books, it publishes in the “pulps” nearly three hundred and fifty news. He is success starting from 1940, with the bride was in black . In 1949, it receives Edgar, price of Association of Mystery Writers off America, and in 1953, the price of police literature in France. His/her mother dies in 1957, it isolates herself more and more, dark in alcoholism. He is amputee of a leg reached of gangrene. He dies of an attack in 1968.

Many directors carried works to the screen of this Master of suspense, in particular Alfred Hitchcock for Fenêtre on court , according to a news, and François Truffaut for the siren of the Mississippi and the bride was in black . William Irish also wrote fantastic accounts. He also wrote under the pseudonym of George Hopley and under his true name.

Works of William Irish are appeared in France in Série the pale collection of Gallimard, and were also published by the Discovery and Shores.