Donald E. Westlake
Novelist, Author
1933 – 2008
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Who was Donald E. Westlake?
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, one of only three writers to win Edgars in three different categories. In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by the society.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1933
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Richard Stark
- Curt Clark
- Donald Edwin Edmund Westlake
- Donald Westlake
- Donald Edwin Westlake
- J. Morgan Cunningham
- Tucker Coe
- Samuel Holt
- Timothy J. Culver
- Sheldon Lord
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sandra Foley
- Abigail Adams Westlake
( - 2008/12/31) - Nedra Henderson
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Champlain College
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Dec 31, 2008
Mexico
Submitted
on July 23, 2013