# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-d-macdonald
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:52:59.588Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-d-macdonald"
name: "John D. MacDonald"
slug: "john-d-macdonald"
description: "John Dann MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the most successful American novelists of his time. MacDonald sold an estimated 70 million books."
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1916-07-24"
deathDate: "1986-12-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump