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Thomas Harris

American author and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1940 · age 86

William Thomas Harris III is an American writer. He is the author of a series of suspense novels featuring the character Hannibal Lecter.

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2019“Some days you go to your office and you're the only one who shows up, none of the characters show up, and you sit there by yourself, feeling like an idiot.”In their words18 May 2019Hannibal Lecter’s Creator Cooks Up Something New (No Fava Beans or Chianti)

2006Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime AchievementAward1991Grand Prix de Littérature PolicièreAward1989Anthony Award for Best NovelAward1988“You may have noticed that in most crucifixions the hands point to, say, a quarter to three, or ten till two at the earliest, while the feet are at six.”In their wordsThe Silence of the Lambs (1988)

Bram Stoker Award for NovelAward1940Born11 April 1940

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  1. I don’t think I've ever made up anything, everything has happened. Nothing's made up. You don't have to make anything up in this world.

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Awards

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2006
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1991
Anthony Award for Best Novel1989
Bram Stoker Award for Novel1988

About this person

The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, including The Silence of the Lambs, which became the third film to win Academy Awards in all of the five major categories. Harris's novels have sold more than 50 million copies, with The Silence of the Lambs selling 10 million copies as of 2019.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86

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In the same film or series as Thomas

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