John D. MacDonald | |
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Born | John Dann MacDonald July 24, 1916 Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 1986 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 70)
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Syracuse University Harvard University |
Period | 1945–1986 |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Spouse | Dorothy |
Children | 1 |
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers.
MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. One of the most successful American novelists of his time, MacDonald sold an estimated 70 million books.[1] His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series and his 1957 novel The Executioners, which was filmed twice as Cape Fear, once in 1962 and again in 1991.