Lee Hoffman

Lee Hoffman (born Shirley Bell Hoffman) was an American author known for writing science fiction, Western, and romance novels, with her most acclaimed work being The Valdez Horses, which won the 1967 Spur Award and was adapted into the film Chino[1][2]. She also wrote historical romances under the pseudonym Georgia York from 1979 to 1983[2][5]. Hoffman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Port Charlotte, Florida, in 2007[2][3].