Warren Adler (December 16, 1927 – April 15, 2019) was an American author, playwright and poet. His novel The War of the Roses was turned into a dark comedy starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. An essayist, short-story writer, poet and playwright, Adler’s works have been translated into 25 languages. His most recent and most favorite work is Last Call, a sunset love story between two 80-year-old people. He published The War of the Roses and Random Hearts. The War of the Roses was adapted into a feature film starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito in 1989. Random Hearts was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas in 1999. Adler's three children are David, Jonathan, and Michael, an actor. On April 15, 2019, Warren died of liver cancer in his Manhattan apartment. He was 91.

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