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Richard Wormser

Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter

  • Fame41.0
  • Momentum14.6
  • Wikipedia184
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Lived 1908–1977, aged 69United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1908–1977
    Aged 69
  • Known for
    The Big Steal
    1949
Summary
Updated 2026-06-22

Richard Edward Wormser was an American writer of pulp fiction, detective fiction, screenplays, and Westerns, some of it written using the pseudonym of Ed Friend. He is estimated to have written 300 short stories, 200 novelettes, 12 books, many screenplays, and stories turned into screenplays, and a cookbook: Southwest Cookery or At Home on the Range.

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41.0
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Momentum14.6
Historical5.5
Source confidence40.0
Completeness75.0
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