![]() ![]() "The Black Stallion" was made into a movie produced by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979. In addition to the "Black Stallion" series, he wrote 11 other books, including shorter works for younger children. Farley attended Columbia University, then returned to writing and horses. ![]() The romantic tale of a boy stranded on a desert island with a spirited horse brought him $1,000. Farley was still a high school student in New York City and about the same age as his 17-year-old hero, Alec Ramsay. The final manuscript of the novel was delivered to Random House in 1941, when Mr. He started writing "The Black Stallion" as a child, using his experiences with an uncle who was a famed horse trainer. "I wanted a pony as much as any boy or girl could possibly want anything, but I never owned one." A resident of Venice, Fla., since 1946, Mr. "My great love was, and still is, horses," Mr. The author's last novel, "The Young Black Stallion," written with his son, Steven, is set for release in December, Fanneli said. Farley, whose books have been translated into 20 languages and have sold more than 12 million copies, recently completed his 21st novel in the "Black Stallion" series, said Jenny Fanelli, a Random House editor who worked on two of his books. Farley, whose "Black Stallion" books stirred the imaginations of millions of young readers and was the basis of an Academy Award-winning movie, died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital Oct. ![]()
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