Ross Macdonald
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Ross Macdonald was an American-Canadian crime writer best known for his hardboiled Lew Archer detective novels, which helped elevate the psychological depth and literary status of mid-20th-century mystery fiction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ross Macdonald canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime writer
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detective fiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Ross Macdonald
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Kenneth Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Kenneth Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | elevation of mystery fiction to literary status ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-07-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
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University of Western Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Southern California society
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family secrets ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern crime writers
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psychological detective fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dashiell Hammett
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Raymond Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American noir
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hardboiled school ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Lew Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lew Archer series
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Sleeping Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drowning Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ The Galton Case NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ivory Grin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moving Target NERFINISHED ⓘ The Underground Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way Some People Die NERFINISHED ⓘ The Zebra-Striped Hearse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime novelist
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novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| periodActive | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Gatos, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Santa Barbara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | psychologically oriented detective fiction ⓘ |
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