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Molti dei suoi lavori hanno hanno trovato un adattamento cinematografico. È principalmente ricordato per ''[[The Snow Goose]]'', il suo unico vero successo, e per il racconto ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]'', attraverso il fortunato adattamento cinematografico del 1972.

==Gli inizi e la carriera==

'''Paul William Gallico''' (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was a successful American novelist, [[short story]] and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for ''[[The Snow Goose]]'', his only real critical success, and for the novel ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]'', primarily through the 1972 film adaptation.

==Early life and career==

Gallico was born in New York City. His father was an Italian, and his mother came from Austria; they had emigrated to New York in 1895. Gallico graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 1919 and first achieved notability in the 1920s as a [[sportswriter]], sports columnist, and sports editor of the ''[[New York Daily News]]''. His career was launched by an interview with boxer [[Jack Dempsey]] in which he asked Dempsey to spar with him, and described how it felt to be knocked out by the heavyweight champion. He followed up with accounts of catching [[Dizzy Dean]]'s fastball and golfing with [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]]. He became a national celebrity and one of the highest-paid sportswriters in America. He founded the [[Golden Gloves]] amateur boxing competition. His 1942 book, ''[[Lou Gehrig]]: Pride of the Yankees'' was adapted into a classic sports movie.