Talk:Harold Robbins

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[edit] Posthumous novels

There appear to be a large number of novels credits to Robbins listed here that were published after his death. This should be expanded upon -- did he really leave such a backlog of material? 23skidoo 00:03, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

No, he didn't. The last few books have been ghostwritten posthumously. Robbins had nothing to do with them. RossyG 21:33, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marriages...3 or 5?

The article has conflicting information, saying at one point that he was married three times, then later saying that he had 5 wives. Which is correct?aluxeterna 15:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Millionaire Trader?

The article says "Robbins made his first million at age 20 by selling sugar for the wholesale trade, but lost it all when World War II began." but it seems quite unlikely that someone from a humble background would be able to trade that heavily before the age of majority, nor that having made a million once he would then take up being a shipping clerk (as opposed, say, to remaining in the financial industry), given Robbins' overt financial motivations. Does anyone know of a better reference for this fact? DWorley (talk) 20:49, 8 March 2008 (UTC)