John D. MacDonald
| Full Name: |
John
Dann
MacDonald |
| Born: |
July 24, 1916
Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died: |
December 28, 1986
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation: |
Writer |
| Nationality: |
American |
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Biography
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American crime and suspense novelist and short story writer. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida. His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series, and his novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear. In 1962, MacDonald was named a grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America, and he won a 1980 U.S. National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery.
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