Thomas Harris
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- April 11, 1940
- Works
- 12
Top works
- al-Aḥad al-aswad
- Ḥanibaʻal
- יום א' השחור
- Shetiḳat ha-kevaśim
- Hanniba
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Film & TV
Writing · Jackson, Tennessee, USA
William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer. He is the author of a series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, including The Silence of the Lambs, which became only the third film in Academy Awards history to sweep the Oscars in all of the five major categories.
Known for
- Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence — Self2010
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- Listeners
- 1,966
- Total plays
- 43,415
Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American author and screenwriter, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being the multi-Oscar winning The Silence of the Lambs. Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi; he had a difficult childhood, and was regarded as a loner by many of his peers. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 160,293x
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 75,924x
- U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 57,043x
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,394x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Thomas Harris III , ( 1940-09-22 ) September 22, 1940 (age 85) , Jackson, Tennessee , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Alma mater
- Baylor University
- Period
- 1975 – present
- Genre
- Crime, horror, suspense
- Notable works
- Black Sunday , Red Dragon , The Silence of the Lambs , Hannibal , Hannibal Rising , Cari Mora
- Spouse
- Harriet Anne Haley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 )
- Partner
- Pace Barnes
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Key dates
- Born
- 11 April 1940
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Baylor University
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer. He is the author of a series of suspense novels featuring the character Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, including The Silence of the Lambs, which became the third film to win Academy Awards in all of the five major categories. Harris's novels have sold more than 50 million copies, with The Silence of the Lambs selling 10 million copies as of 2019.
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1940 births20th-century American male writers20th-century American novelists21st-century American male writers21st-century American novelistsAmerican crime fiction writersAmerican male novelistsAmerican male screenwritersAmerican psychological fiction writersAmerican thriller writersAnthony Award winnersBaylor University alumni