Rex Collier

• Born 1897-09-20 · Died 1978-01-21

Neil Rex Collier (1897–1978) was a reporter and editor for the Washington Evening Star. He wrote the comic strip War on Crime for The Ledger Syndicate, based on FBI case files. A close friend of J. Edgar Hoover, Collier also produced books, radio programs and screenplays that promoted the FBI’s image as a powerful crime-fighting agency.