Caspary, Vera
1899 - 1987

The American author Vera Caspary spent a great deal of time and effort writing her popular screen and stage plays, but she...

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James, P.D.
1920 - 2014

English crime writer born in Oxford as Phyllis Dorothy James. She graduated from the Cambridge High School for Girls in...

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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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Lindsay, Jeff
1952 -

Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. A...

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