Here below is the current data for author R. E. HARRINGTON in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, by Allen J. Hubin. Both he and fellow researcher John Herrington are trying to pin down his correct dates of birth and death.
Of the dates below, Al says: “[He] was born NY in December 1931, but I have now found a reference that says the author was born in Oklahoma 8 May 1931. And another saying 8 March 1931 which intimates he is still about.!!
“But to be honest, wonder if either is correct. And curiously several with those names born 1931, though the obituaries I have found for some indicate they are not the author.
One possibility, says Al is “… a Robert Edward Harrington was born in Oklahoma on 3/6/1924 and died there on 12/8/2018.”
John’s response:
“Another site (probably one that you found) says the author was born in Oklahoma, educated at the University of Utah, worked as a systems engineer with IBM, and manager of corporate data processing with Chrysler, later president of a computer R&D company; then living with wife and children in Southern California.”
If anyone has any other information, it would be welcome!
HARRINGTON, R(obert) E(dward) (1931-1996?) (chron.)
*Aswan High (with James A. Young) (U.S. & London: Secker, 1983, hc) [Egypt; 1984]
*Death of a Patriot (Putnam, 1979, hc) [Washington, D.C.] Secker, 1979.
*-The Doomsday Game (Secker, 1981, hc)
*Quintain (Putnam, 1977, hc) [Los Angeles, CA] Secker, 1977.
*The Seven of Swords (Putnam, 1976, hc) [California] Secker, 1976.