# Chester Himes

> Chester Bomar Himes was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include If He Hollers Let Him Go, published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. In 1958, Himes won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

*Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri (1909–1984)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1909-07-29
- **Died:** 1984-11-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 19.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

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