John D. MacDonald

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American writer (1916-1986)

United States WritersLived 1916 to 1986 · aged 70

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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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MacDonald's 1952 novel Ballroom of the Skies was reprinted in Two Complete Science-Adventure Books in 1953, but no paperback edition appeared until 1968.

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1980National Book Award

1972The Grand Master

1964Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

Florida Artists Hall of Fame

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Katharine RossAlso in Travis McGee (1983)

Vera MilesAlso in Kona Coast (1968)

Richard JordanAlso in A Flash of Green (1984)

Polly BergenAlso in Cape Fear (1962)

Rod TaylorAlso in Darker Than Amber (1970)

David JanssenAlso in Man-Trap (1961)

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