BRENTWOOD, Calif., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Sylvia Wallace, a writer in her own right but known as author Irving Wallace's wife, died in her Brentwood, Calif., home of natural causes. She was 89.
When her son, David Wallechinsky, became a writer, Sylvia Wallace returned to a career she left to raise a family, publishing material of her own and collaborating with others, the Los Angeles Times said.
When she married the best-selling author of "The Man" and "The Prize," Sylvia Wallace was Dell Publishing's West Coast editor, The Los Angeles Times said.
After their second child, a girl, was born, she left editing, the Times said. She researched and edited some of Irving Wallace's biggest sellers after she left, the Times said.
Sylvia Wallace's "The Fountains" was published when she was 59, followed by "Empress." She collaborated on two other works.
In an interview in 1980, Sylvia Wallace said her decision to return to writing had nothing to do with Irving Wallace, the Times said.
"I don't aspire to his recognition," the Times reported her saying. "I aspire to my own."
Irving Wallace died in 1990. Sylvia Wallace, who died Oct. 20, is survived by her son and daughter and two grandsons.
