Donald E. Westlake
American novelist (1933-2008) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 75
Donald Edwin Westlake 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.
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Robert Chartoff Produced Point Blank and The Split
Xavier Gélin Produced The Twin (1984)
Jean-Luc Godard Directed Made in U.S.A (1967)
Costa-Gavras Directed The Ax (2005)
John Boorman Directed Point Blank (1967)
Fernando Trueba Directed Two Much (1995)
Yves Robert Directed The Twin (1984)
Alain Cavalier Directed Pillaged (1967)
Brian Helgeland Directed Payback (1999)
Irwin Winkler Produced Point Blank (1967)
John Flynn Directed The Outfit (1973)
Joseph Ruben Directed The Stepfather (1987)- Dan Curtis Directed Express to Terror (1979)
Ashok Amritraj Produced What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)- Gene Quintano Directed Why Me? (1990)
Georges Rivière Donald wrote Le commissaire mène l'enquête (1963)
Elliott Kastner Produced Cops and Robbers (1973)
Aram Avakian Directed Cops and Robbers (1973)
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Directed Ordo (2004)
Paul Maslansky Produced Hot Stuff (1979)
David Hoberman Produced What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)- Bruce Davey Produced Payback (1999)
Georges de Beauregard Produced Made in U.S.A (1967)
Luc Dardenne Produced The Ax (2005)
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Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker, and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
