William Attaway

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William Attaway
Born	William Alexander Attaway (1911-11-19)November 19, 1911 Greenville, Mississippi United States
Died	June 17, 1986(1986-06-17) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, essayist
Period	1935–1967
Genre	Proletarian literature
Notable works	Blood on the Forge, "Banana Boat Song"

William Alexander Attaway (November 19, 1911 – June 17, 1986) was an African-American novelist, short story writer, essayist, songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter.