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Whether you’re a newcomer to AmissviUe or s native, you may not have known Edward J. Pawley.
I sat down with Bob Corder this week to talk about his new book, Edward J. Pawley. We met at Hackleys and sat on the front porch as they were setting up for the last pickin’ party of the season. It seemed a good spot for talking with a man who grew up around these parts and wrote a book about one of our more famous local residents.
This is Bob’s third book and it all began with his childhood love of the radio show, Big Town. That show featured Edward J. Pawley as Steve Wilson, an editor ^who exposed erode and brought them to justice. Bob became a big fan of both the program and of Edward Pawley He didn’t know it at the time but it would turn into a life-long interest.
The Big Town radio show was actually at the end of Pawley’s career. He had previously starred in over 50 movies, often playing the bad guy. His most famous role was opposite James Cagney in “G-Men” where he played Danny Leggett, or Public Enemy #1. After a career that spanned stage, film and radio Pawley retired suddenly for reasons that remain unclear. Bob Corder’s book relates speculation by Mr. Pawley and his grandson that it may have been related to Pawley’s criticism of President Truman’s decision to fire General MacArthur. Whatever the truth, that early retirement played a role in his move to AmissviUe.
Pawley’s local connection began in AmissviUe in about 1949. He bought a home on Viewtown Road for his son, Martin. When Martin’s plans changed, Edward and his wife, Helen began splitting their time between their home in New York and the AmissviUe home. They
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