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Brett Halliday
Sign in to saveAlso known as Asa Baker, Mathew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Anderson Wayne
American novelist (1904-1977)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904-07-31
- Died
- 1977-02-04
- Works
- 150
Top works
- Best detective stories of the year
- Counterfeit wife
- The private practice of Michael Shayne
- Caught Dead
- Best Detective Stories Of The Year 16th Annual Collection
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Michael Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field,…
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 125
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
- Spouse
- Helen McCloy
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Edgar Awards
- Genre
- romance
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- date of birth
- 1904-07-31
- date of death
- 1977-02-04
- birth name
- Davis Dresser
- name in native language
- Davis Dresser
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
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