Donald E Westlake
1933 - 2008
General Information
Bio
(1933-2008) Writer. Donald E. Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Yonkers and Albany, New York. He wrote novels, of which, most were set in New York City. He wrote under several pseudonyms including: Richard Stark, Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt, and Edwin West.
Full Name
Donald E Westlake
Locations
Westchester
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Westlake was raised in Yonkers and Albany, New York.
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Westlake was raised in Albany and Yonkers, New York.
Unknown
OTHER
Mr. Westlake attended Harpur College (now the State University of New York at Binghamton) in Binghamton, New York, but did not graduate.
1933
BIRTH
Donald Edwin Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933.
1960
LITWORK
The Mercenaries
Random House.
Novel.
Random House.
Novel.
1961
LITWORK
Elizabeth Taylor: A Fascinating Story of America's Most Talented Actress and the World's Most Beautiful Woman
Monarch Books.
Biography published under the pseudonym John B. Allan.
Monarch Books.
Biography published under the pseudonym John B. Allan.
1962
LITWORK
361
Novel.
Novel.
1962
LITWORK
The Hunter
Novel written under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
Novel written under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
1963
LITWORK
The Man With The Getaway Face
Novel written under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
Novel written under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
1967
LITWORK
God Save The Mark
Novel.
Novel.
1967
LITWORK
Murder Among Children
Novel written under the pseudonym Tucker Coe.
Novel written under the pseudonym Tucker Coe.
1970
LITWORK
The Hot Rock
Novel.
Novel.
1979
RESIDENCE
Mr. Westlake settled in Gallatin, New York, in 1979.
1991
LITWORK
The Grifters
Screenplay.
Screenplay.
1997
LITWORK
The Ax
Novel.
Novel.
2003
LITWORK
The Scared Stiff
Novel.
Novel.
2008
DEATH
Donald E. Westlake died in Mexico in 2008.
2009
LITWORK
Get Real
Novel.
Novel.
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