Brett Halliday

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1904-07-31

Deathday 1977-02-04 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As Hal Debrett, Davis Dresser, Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, Anderson Wayne

Brett Halliday

Biography

Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977), 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Writer

2005
1955
Before I Wake

as Novel

1947
1947
Too Many Winners

as Characters

1947
Too Many Winners

as Screenplay

1946
Larceny in Her Heart

as Characters

1946
Blonde for a Day

as Characters

1946
1942
Time to Kill

as Characters

1942
1942
Just Off Broadway

as Characters

1941
Sleepers West

as Characters

1941
Dressed to Kill

as Characters