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Richard Ben Sapir (/ s ə ˈ p ɪər /; July 27, 1936 – January 27, 1987) was an American author, best known for The Destroyer series of novels that he co-created with Warren Murphy.
The Destroyer is a series of paperback novels about a U.S. government operative named Remo Williams, originally by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir.The first novel was published in 1971, although the manuscript was completed on June 25, 1963. [1]
The Far Arena is a 1978 novel by Richard Sapir, writing under the slightly modified pen name of Richard Ben Sapir. It chronicles the adventures of Eugeni, a Roman gladiator from the age of Domitian, who, due to a highly unlikely series of events, is frozen in ice for nineteen centuries before being found by the Houghton Oil Company on a prospecting mission in the north Atlantic.
The Body (1983) is a mystery/thriller written by Richard Ben Sapir, co-author of Destroyer series. [1] The book was later made into a 2001 film, The Body, starring Antonio Banderas and Olivia Williams.
The series was created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel of the series was published in 1971. [1] The novel series main characters were adapted to film in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins in 1985. [2]
Sinanju is a fictitious Korean martial art (the "Sun Source" of all martial arts) of the cult paperback book series The Destroyer, by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. [1] The Destroyer series lampoons politicians, politics, and other adventure novels, and features gory violence on evildoers, martial art adventures and more.
Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 13, 1933. [2] He worked in journalism and politics until launching the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon 2, The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, his work won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses.
Remo Williams: The Prophecy is an American action-adventure television pilot from 1988. It is based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, and is a spin-off of the 1985 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and incorporates footage from the movie in the opening credits.