Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake

Writing

Birthday

1933/07/12

Day of death

2008/12/31 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also know as

Donald Edwin Westlake, Richard Stark, Donald 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,...Read more

Acting
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
6.0

(1998) Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

as Self

Prisoners of Gravity
5.7

(1989) Prisoners of Gravity

as Self