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George V. Higgins

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American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor

United StatesWritersLived 1939 to 1999 · aged 59
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George V. Higgins was an American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor.

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George V. Higgins was an American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He authored more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense, and is best known for his bestselling crime novels, including The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which established the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that spawned several popular films by followers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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United States
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Lived 1939 to 1999 · aged 59
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