John D. MacDonald
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Travis McGee...decided that name had too many negative connotations. He was searching for a first name for McGee when a friend suggested that he look at the names of the many Air Force bases in California. MacDonald's attention was caught by Travis Air Force... In this article: Travis McGee, John D. MacDonald, Florida, Carl Hiaasen, Suicide, Korean War, Green Ripper, The Lonely Silver Rain, and John Maynard Keynes |
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Carmel, California, USA. Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee, No. 4) par John D. MacDonald ... Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Watchdog (Melanie Travis Mysteries) ...
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... lacks the wonderful body of cinematic work associated with California and New ... Back in the early 1960s John D. MacDonald was able to articulate a great ...
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... in the group I knew was John D. MacDonald, who arrived on Siesta Key with his ... atHome in Fairfield County. Magazine. Delaware. Delaware Today. Florida ...
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John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916–December 28, 1986) was an American author.
A prolific writer of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida, MacDonald's 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 1972, MacDonald was named a grand master of the Mystery Writers of America, and he won the American Book Award in 1980. Stephen King praised MacDonald as "the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."
- Birth Date:
- July 24, 1916
- Birthplace:
- Sharon, Pennsylvania
- Death Date:
- December 28, 1986
- Place of Death:
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- novelist, short story writer
- Period:
- 1945-1986
- Influenced:
- Carl Hiaasen, Stephen King, Spider Robinson, Warren Zevon, Lee Child, Dean Koontz
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