The writer was born in December 1903 in New York. Cornell Woolrich spent his childhood in Mexico, where his father worked. After his parents divorced, Woolrich and his mother returned to his native New York, where he entered Columbia University to study journalism. Three years later, Woolrich dropped out of university to pursue literary studies. The first literary experiments were imitation of Fitzgerald. Woolrich's debut work was awarded a prize at the First National Literary Competition. In 1929, the novel was filmed.  Woolrich's The Bride Wore Black was published in 1940. Woolrich's famous “black series” began with this novel. Woolrich’s personal life became a reflection of the writer’s darkest “black novels.” Despite the fact that Woolrich was a very wealthy man, he lived in one of the poorest hotels in New York, which was also a gathering center for all sorts of petty criminals. In one of his interviews, William Irish said that he never knew any other hobbies or activities besides literature, and therefore every day of his life is similar to the previous one.1. William Irish: Waltz into the Dark (Translation: E. Pokrovskaya)2. William Irish: Meetings in the Dark3. William Irish: Phantom Woman4. William Irish: Phantom Lady (Translation: V. Sandomirskaya)5. Cornell Woolrich: One night is enough (Translation: Valery Chudov)6. William Irish: Window into the courtyard (Translation: S. Vasilyeva)7. William Irish: Too good to die (Translation: I. Topol)8. William Irish: Dog with a wooden leg (Translation: I. Topol)9. William Irish: The deadline expires at dawn (Translation: E. Mednikova)10. William Irish: The Dancing Detective (Translation: I. Topol)11. William Irish: The Reluctant Killer (Translation: I. Turbin)12. William Irish: I wish I could die before I wake up (Translation: Tatyana Vetrova)13. William Irish: What to do for a dead man (Translation: I. Topol)14. William Irish: I married a dead man (Translation: Valentin Mikhailov)15. Cornell Woolrich: Queen, Jack... (Translation: Yuri Balayan)16. Cornell Woolrich: To Arms, Gentlemen, or the Path Taken Twice (Translation: Vladimir Babkov)17. Cornell Woolrich: The bride was in black (Translation: V. Postnikov)18. Cornell Woolrich: Three executions for one murder (Translation: Yuri Balayan)19. Cornell Woolrich: The night has a thousand eyes (Translation: V. Postnikov)20. Cornell Woolrich: Black Curtain (Translation: L. Lebedeva)