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Also known as John William Wainwright

British writer (1921–1995)

Person · Open Library

Born
1921
Died
1995
Works
49

Top works

  • An urge for justice
  • Wainwright's beat
  • All on a summer's day
  • All through the night
  • Anatomy of a riot

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Film & TV

Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

John William Wainwright (25 February 1921 – 19 September 1995) was an English crime novelist and author of 83 books, four of which have been published under the pen name Jack Ripley. He also wrote some short stories (mostly uncollected in book format), seven radio plays, and an indefinite amount of magazine articles and newspaper columns. Wainwright was born in Hunslet, an area of inner-city…

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
365
Total plays
959

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Place of birth
Leeds
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1921-02-25
date of death
1995-09-19
pseudonym
Jack Ripley
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