Ed McBain (1926–2005)
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Ed McBain is a pen name for Evan Hunter who was born in 1926 in East Harlem, New York on October 15, 1926. Hunter was born with the name Salvatore Albert Lombino, and he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. During World War II, Hunter joined the Navy and served aboard a destroyer in the mehr anzeigen Pacific. He graduated from Hunter College, were he majored in English and psychology, with minors in dramatics and education. He was a prolific writer who also wrote under the names of Ed McBain, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten. His first major success came in 1954 with the publication of The Blackboard Jungle, which was later adapted as a film. He published the first three books in the 87th Precinct series in 1956 under the name of Ed McBain. He also wrote juvenile books, plays, television scripts, and stories and articles for magazines. He won the Mystery Writers of America Award in 1957 and the Grand Master Award in 1986 for lifetime achievement. He died of laryngeal cancer on July 6, 2005 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) Ed McBain is the only American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award. His books have sold over one hundred million copies, ranging from his most recent, "The Last Dance", to the bestselling "The Blackboard Jungle", the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" & the bestselling "Privileged Conversation", written under his own name, Evan Hunter. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and has written many novels. He is the only American to be awarded Britain's coveted Diamond Dagger Award, the highest honor a suspense writer can achieve. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) weniger anzeigen
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The Eight-Seven : 3 Classic Crime Novels From the 87th Precinct (The Mugger/Killer's Choice/Doll) (1964) 42 Exemplare
Price of Desire: Three Novellas from Transgressions (2005) — Herausgeber; Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
The Bodyguard 4 Exemplare
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Mõrva moodus. põnevusromaan / 1. osa 1 Exemplar
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Ecstasy Street 1 Exemplar
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Le strade d'oro (Italian Edition) 1 Exemplar
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Critical Judgment 1 Exemplar
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Verisukulaiset 1 Exemplar
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I'm Cannon - For Hire 1 Exemplar
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Transgressions: Novellas 2, 3 & 5 1 Exemplar
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Cinderella (Matthew Hope, #6) 1 Exemplar
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Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: 1,800 Headwords: King's Ransom Audio CD Pack (Oxford Bookworms ELT) (2006) 1 Exemplar
Ed McBain presenteert 87e District 1 Exemplar
Kočka v botách ; Dům, co postavil Jack ; Tři slepé myšky : Ed McBain omnibus : v hlavní roli Matthew Hope (2012) 1 Exemplar
Schrot und Horn. 1 Exemplar
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Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Mitwirkender — 358 Exemplare
Ritter des Wahnsinns. Noch mehr komische phantastische Geschichten. (1998) — Mitwirkender — 298 Exemplare
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 3: Cosmic Knights (1954) — Mitwirkender — 123 Exemplare
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Mitwirkender — 104 Exemplare
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Mitwirkender; Mitwirkender — 72 Exemplare
Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Mitwirkender — 72 Exemplare
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years (2001) — Mitwirkender — 70 Exemplare
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Mitwirkender — 59 Exemplare
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Mitwirkender — 48 Exemplare
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The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Mitwirkender — 5 Exemplare
The Day Miss Bessie Lewis Disappeared | Sadie When She Died | A Tough One to Lose (1972) 3 Exemplare
Imagination, December 1954 (Vol. 5 ∙ No. 12) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Ellery Queen's Anthology #31: Giants of Mystery (Spring/Summer 1976) (1977) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Fantastic Universe October 1954 — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
Rex Lardner Selects the Best of Sports Fiction — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
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Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here | The Kidnaped Child | This Woman Wanted (1971) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Argosy: December 1964 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hunter, Evan
- Andere Namen
- Lombino, Salvatore Albert (born)
Cannon, Curt
Collins, Hunt
Hannon, Ezra
Abbott, John
Marsten, Richard (Zeige alle 7)
McBain, Ed - Geburtstag
- 1926-10-15
- Todestag
- 2005-07-06
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Harlem, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Weston, Connecticut, USA
- Todesursache
- laryngeal cancer
- Ausbildung
- Hunter College (1950)
- Berufe
- literary agent
novelist
playwright - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Cartier Diamond Dagger 1998
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Mich persönlich hat das Buch wenig begeistert. Für ein kurzes, knappes Buch waren manche Stellen zu ausführlich. Dies ließ wiederum auf eine Entwicklung einzelner Charaktere hoffen, die dann aber wegen der Kürze nicht stattfand. Die Auflösung war außerdem ziemlich vorhersehbar. Alles in allem hatte ich den Eindruck, dass der Autor sich beim Schreiben nicht so richtig entscheiden konnte, welchen Umfang die Geschichte am Ende haben sollte.… (mehr)