Brett Halliday

Novelist, Author

1904 – 1977

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Who was Brett Halliday?

Brett Halliday, primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Michael Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne.

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Born
Jul 31, 1904
Chicago
Also known as
  • Davis Dresser
  • Robert Terrall
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Feb 4, 1977
Santa Barbara

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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