Donald E. Westlake
Sign in to saveAlso known as John B. Allan, Judson Jack Carmichael, Curt Clark, Timothy J. Culver, J. Morgan Cunningham, Richard Stark, Edwin West, Tucker Coe
American novelist (1933-2008)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- July 12, 1933
- Died
- December 31, 2008
- Works
- 162
Top works
- The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime
- The Sour Lemon Score
- Sour Lemon Score
- Crime Novels : Five Classic Thrillers 1961-1964
- Tales to Send Chills Down Your Spine
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1972-10
heartland rockpop rockrock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 33
- Total plays
- 294
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Upper Echelons: The Organization as a Reflection of Its Top Managers
· 1984 · cited 33,988x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
- The M06 suite of density functionals for main group thermochemistry, thermochemical kinetics, noncovalent interactions, excited states, and transition elements: two new functionals and systematic testing of four M06-class functionals and 12 other functionals
· 2007 · cited 28,978x
- An Algorithm for Least-Squares Estimation of Nonlinear Parameters
· 1963 · cited 24,453x
- The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects
· 1983 · cited 24,157x
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Quotes
- “If Chester had a failing, it was that he believed people were what they thought they were.”
- “Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I'd decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.”
- “In order to hold your faith intact be sure it's kept unsullied by fact.”
- “What did Jesus Christ say to the Teamsters? 'Do nothing till I get back.'”
- “Eyes wide and blank as the buttons on a first Communion coat.”
- “The August sun, God's blood-blister...”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Mexico
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- Binghamton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Shamus Award
- Notable work
- The Grifters
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Official website
- www.donaldwestlake.com
- Image
- Donald Westlake.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- date of birth
- 1933-00-00
- date of death
- 2008-12-31
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Donald E. Westlake
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- pseudonym
- Richard Stark
- birth name
- Donald Edwin Westlake
Sources (8)
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