Ed McBain (1926–2005)
Author of Cop Hater
About the Author
Ed McBain is a pen name for Evan Hunter who was born in 1926 in East Harlem, New York on October 15, 1926. Hunter was born with the name Salvatore Albert Lombino, and he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. During World War II, Hunter joined the Navy and served aboard a destroyer in the show more Pacific. He graduated from Hunter College, were he majored in English and psychology, with minors in dramatics and education. He was a prolific writer who also wrote under the names of Ed McBain, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten. His first major success came in 1954 with the publication of The Blackboard Jungle, which was later adapted as a film. He published the first three books in the 87th Precinct series in 1956 under the name of Ed McBain. He also wrote juvenile books, plays, television scripts, and stories and articles for magazines. He won the Mystery Writers of America Award in 1957 and the Grand Master Award in 1986 for lifetime achievement. He died of laryngeal cancer on July 6, 2005 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) Ed McBain is the only American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award. His books have sold over one hundred million copies, ranging from his most recent, "The Last Dance", to the bestselling "The Blackboard Jungle", the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" & the bestselling "Privileged Conversation", written under his own name, Evan Hunter. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and has written many novels. He is the only American to be awarded Britain's coveted Diamond Dagger Award, the highest honor a suspense writer can achieve. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) show less
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Series
Works by Ed McBain
The Eight-Seven : 3 Classic Crime Novels From the 87th Precinct (The Mugger/Killer's Choice/Doll) (1964) 43 copies
The Wonderful Button 4 copies
The Bodyguard 4 copies
Sinners Shroud 4 copies
The Virgins of Cadabra 4 copies
Welcome Martians! 3 copies
Ritornello di Morte 3 copies
Corpo a corpo contro la mala 3 copies
3 x 87. revír 3 copies
Třikrát 87. revír 3 copies
Driving Lessons 2 copies
Hus så hemskt 2 copies
Motel 2 copies
The Easter Man 2 copies
En Het Söndag 2 copies
Three Novels of the 87th Precinct: He Who Hesitates / Jigsaw / Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here! (1994) 2 copies
Merely Hate {story} 2 copies
Råka illa ut 2 copies
Den illa gör ... 2 copies
A Planet Named Joe 2 copies
De tuchtelozen 1 copy
Gli amanti 1 copy
Kuka minä olin? : romaani 1 copy
Westwärts liegt die Freiheit 1 copy
What Price Venus? 1 copy
Eye Witness and Other Stories From The McBain Brief (Hot Cars; Still Life; Hot; Eye Witness) (1993) 1 copy
Killers's Wedge 1 copy
Asesinato a bordo 1 copy
Mort d'un tatoué 1 copy
branle-bas au 87 1 copy
Mødre og døtre - I 1 copy
Critical Judgment 1 copy
Universo Criminale 1 copy
whispers 1 copy
Mødre og døtre . II 1 copy
Käsi veitsen kahvassa 1 copy
Džungla v razredu 1 copy
Het Söndag 1 copy
Deckarna 1 copy
Tio plus en 1 copy
Mardrömmen 1 copy
Dröj hos mig, främling 1 copy
Doors - Ezra Hannon 1 copy
DEZ+UM 1 copy
Small Homicide 1 copy
Lullaby Town 1 copy
Leaving Nairobi 1 copy
The Victim 1 copy
Improvisation 1 copy
The Scarlet King 1 copy
The Merry, Merry Christmas 1 copy
The remarkable Harry 1 copy
Not a Laughing Matter 1 copy
Two 1 copy
Passion Adonis 1 copy
Twisted Tulips 1 copy
Dröj hos mig främling 1 copy
Painajainen 1 copy
Ed McBain 1 copy
Storm 1 copy
The Seduction Game 1 copy
Kuka minä olin? 1 copy
Ecstasy Street 1 copy
The Carnal Candidate 1 copy
Mördaren på taket 1 copy
Mirenlo 1962s, muertos 1 copy
J 1 copy
Desenlace final 1966 1 copy
Tyttö astuu tyhjään 1 copy
Näe heidän kuolevan 1 copy
Verisukulaiset 1 copy
Station 87 vejrer mord 1 copy
Ax Pocket Book 50019 1 copy
Quelli dell'87. distretto 1 copy
L'avvocato di Calusa 1 copy
Fahrstunde (Goldmann Krimi) 1 copy
Um Corpo no Porão 1 copy
Prvá zastávka 1 copy
Die Blutschwestern. 1 copy
Schrot und Horn. 1 copy
Mördande motiv 1 copy
Deset plus jeden 1 copy
The Frumious Bandersnat 1 copy
The Gutter and the Grave 1 copy
Spøgelseshuset 1 copy
Mugger, The 1 copy
Trois souris aveugles 1 copy
3 Novels From The 87th Precinct Series By Ed McBain: "Lightning", "Lullaby" and "Vespers" (1990) 1 copy
Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: 1,800 Headwords: King's Ransom Audio CD Pack (Oxford Bookworms ELT) (2006) 1 copy
Kočka v botách ; Dům, co postavil Jack ; Tři slepé myšky : Ed McBain omnibus : v hlavní roli Matthew Hope (2012) 1 copy
GOLDILOCKS, SO LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE, WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, HAIL TO THE CHIEF - FOUR TITLES (1977) 1 copy
Faites moi confiance 1 copy
Illa farlig 1 copy
I'm Cannon - For Hire 1 copy
Brokovnica / Skladačka 1 copy
Prachy 1 copy
Le Sourdingue 1 copy
3x tiene veľkomesta 1 copy
Zlatovláska 1 copy
O outro lado da cidade 1 copy
Mördaren på taket 1 copy
Mord utan mening 1 copy
Dia Escaldante Livro 1 1 copy
RELAMPAGO 1 copy
Associated Works
Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Contributor — 360 copies
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 3: Cosmic Knights (1954) — Contributor — 123 copies
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 105 copies
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Contributor; Contributor — 73 copies
Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Contributor — 72 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Contributor — 59 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 48 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Third Annual Collection (2002) — Contributor — 43 copies
Tales of Obsession: Mystery Stories of Fatal Attractions and Deadly Desires (1994) — Contributor — 16 copies
Academy Mystery Novellas: Women Sleuths, Police Procedurals, Locked Room Puzzles, Great British Detectives ( BOX Set) (1985) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contributor — 5 copies
Imagination, December 1954 (Vol. 5 ∙ No. 12) — Contributor — 3 copies
Ellery Queen's Anthology #31: Giants of Mystery (Spring/Summer 1976) (1977) — Contributor — 3 copies
Fantastic Universe October 1954 — Contributor — 2 copies
Rex Lardner Selects the Best of Sports Fiction — Contributor — 2 copies
Best In Books: Mandate For Change, A Man Named John, Happy New Year Herbie, Renoir, My Father, The Mirror Crack'd, By… (1963) — Contributor — 1 copy
Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here | The Kidnaped Child | This Woman Wanted (1971) — Contributor — 1 copy
Argosy: December 1964 — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hunter, Evan
- Other names
- Lombino, Salvatore Albert (born)
Cannon, Curt
Collins, Hunt
Hannon, Ezra
Abbott, John
Marsten, Richard (show all 7)
McBain, Ed - Birthdate
- 1926-10-15
- Date of death
- 2005-07-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Harlem, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Weston, Connecticut, USA
- Cause of death
- laryngeal cancer
- Education
- Hunter College (1950)
- Occupations
- literary agent
novelist
playwright - Awards and honors
- MWA Grand Master (1986)
Cartier Diamond Dagger (1998)
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2006)
Rivertonklubbens internasjonale ærespris (1997)
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Statistics
- Works
- 413
- Also by
- 93
- Members
- 29,447
- Popularity
- #680
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 703
- ISBNs
- 2,720
- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
- 65