Donald E. Westlake

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-07-12

Deathday 2008-12-31 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As Donald Edwin Westlake, Richard Stark

Donald E. Westlake

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, one of only two writers (the other is Joe Gores) to win Edgars in three different categories (1968, Best Novel, God Save the Mark; 1990, Best Short Story, "Too Many Crooks"; 1991, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, The Grifters). In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by the society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald E. Westlake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

The Actor

as Novel

Play Dirty

as Characters

2013
Parker

as Novel

2009
2009
The Stepfather

as Original Film Writer

2005
The Ax

as Novel

2005
Ripley Under Ground

as Screenplay

2004
Ordo

as Novel

1999
Payback

as Novel

1995
Two Much

as Novel

1993
Fallen Angels

as Teleplay

1992
Stepfather 3

as Characters

1990
The Grifters

as Screenplay

1990
Why Me?

as Novel

1989
Stepfather 2

as Characters

1987
1987
The Stepfather

as Screenplay

1984
The Twin

as Novel

1983
Slayground

as Novel

1982
Jimmy the Kid

as Novel

1979
Hot Stuff

as Writer

1979
1974
The Bank Shot

as Novel

1973
The Outfit

as Novel

1973
1972
The Hot Rock

as Novel

1968
The Split

as Novel

1967
Made in U.S.A

as Novel

1967
The Busy Body

as Novel

1967
Pillaged

as Novel

1967
Point Blank

as Novel

Crew

1979

Creator

1979
Supertrain

as Creator