Evan Hunter, originally named Salvatore Lombino, wrote the best selling novel, The Blackboard Jungle, and the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film, The Birds. Hunter also published under the pen names Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, Ed McBain, and Richard Marsten. His novels have been purchased by over 100 million people worldwide.

In this 1984 interview with Don Swaim, Evan Hunter talks about growing up in New York, his experiences in the Navy and why he started to write while in the Navy. Hunter also discusses how his first book, The Blackboard Jungle, came about. He also previews his novel, Lizzie, and gives advice to aspiring young writers.

Listen to the Evan Hunter interview with Don Swaim, 1993
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.