Carr, John Dickson
1906 - 1977

American author of detective stories born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His father was a criminal lawyer and politician who...

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MacDonald, John D.
1916 - 1986

The American author John Dann MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. His father (who was of Scottish ancestry) pursued...

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Himes, Chester
1909 - 1984

Chester Bomar Himes was among the foremost Afro-American authors, especially in terms of the way he wrote about racism in...

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Thomas, Leslie
1931 - 2014

The Welsh author Leslie Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales. He is one of the most popular British late 20th century...

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