Donald E. Westlake
- Writing
- July 12, 1933 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- December 31, 2008
Biography
Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker (published under the pen name Richard Stark), and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series. Westlake was a three-time Edgar Award winner and, alongside Joe Gores and William L. DeAndrea, was one of few writers 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
Filmography
- Play Dirty · Characters
- No Other Choice · Novel
- The Actor · Novel
- Parker · Novel
- The Stepfather · Story, Original Film Writer
- Ripley Under Ground · Screenplay
- The Ax · Novel
- Ordo · Novel
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? · Novel
- A Slight Case of Murder · Novel
- Payback · Novel
- Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane · Self
- The Gods Must Be Daring · Novel
- Two Much · Novel
- Fallen Angels · Teleplay
- Stepfather 3 · Characters
- The Grifters · Screenplay
- Why Me? · Novel
- Stepfather 2 · Characters
- Prisoners of Gravity · Self
- Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery · Writer
- The Stepfather · Story, Screenplay
- The Twin · Novel
- Slayground · Novel
- Jimmy the Kid · Novel
- Hot Stuff · Writer
- Express to Terror · Creator, Story
- Supertrain · Writer, Creator
- Come ti rapisco il pupo · Novel
- The Bank Shot · Novel
- The Outfit · Novel
- Cops and Robbers · Writer
- The Hot Rock · Novel
- The Split · Novel
- Pillaged · Novel
- Point Blank · Novel
- The Busy Body · Novel
- Made in U.S.A · Novel
- Le commissaire mène l’enquête · Writer
- The Getaway Face · Novel