{"personal_name": "Robert MacLeod", "key": "/authors/OL766922A", "remote_ids": {"viaf": "104197810"}, "birth_date": "1928", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "William Knox (1928 \u2013 March 1999) was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk. Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor.\r\n\r\nHe began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the \"Thane and Moss\" books.  [Wikipedia]"}, "death_date": "1999", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "name": "Bill Knox", "source_records": ["promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2022-08-23:W7-CYA-599"], "alternate_names": ["Robert Macleod", "Noah Webster", "Bill Knox", "Kirk, Michael"], "photos": [15155116], "latest_revision": 6, "revision": 6, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-12-25T15:45:56.052656"}}