# Ed Lacy

> Ed Lacy, born Leonard S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was Jewish American, is credited with creating "the first credible African American PI" character in fiction, Toussaint "Touie" Marcus Moore. Room to Swing, his 1957 novel that introduced Touie Moore, received the 1958 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

*American novelist and short story writer (1911–1968)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1911-08-25
- **Died:** 1968-01-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1709315/ (@nm1709315)

## Sources
- [Ед Лейсі](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%96)
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- [Ed Lacy](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Lacy)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471337)
- [Ed Lacy](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3869993)

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