Sue Grafton (1940–2017)
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Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 24, 1940. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Louisville in 1961. Her first novel Keziah Dane was published in 1967. Her second novel, The Lolly-Madonna War, was published in 1969 and she adapted it into toon meer a screenplay. After that movie was released in 1973, she worked intermittently writing for television. A series she created, Nurse, ran for two seasons on CBS in the early 1980s. Her writing career took off when A Is for Alibi was published in 1982 and received the Mysterious Stranger Award. This was the beginning of the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series. B Is for Burglar won the Shamus and Anthony Awards and C Is for Corpse won the Anthony Award. She also received the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, and the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. She died from cancer on December 28, 2017 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas by Frank Arnold
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Sue Grafton DEF Gift Collection: "D" Is for Deadbeat, "E" Is for Evidence, "F" Is for Fugitive (2005) 42 exemplaren
Sue Grafton GHI Gift Collection: "G" Is for Gumshoe, "H" Is for Homicide, "I" Is for Innocent (2005) 30 exemplaren
The Alphabet Mysteries: A-S 14 exemplaren
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"C" Is For Courses 2 exemplaren
H is for Homicide / I is for Innocent / J Is for Judgment / K is for Killer / L Is for Lawless 2 exemplaren
L Is for Lawless / M Is for Malice 2 exemplaren
The entire "Alphabet" series 2 exemplaren
The Alphabet Mysteries: A-T 2 exemplaren
The Kinsey Millhone Novels (Books A-F) 1 exemplaar
A - Z 1 exemplaar
Kinsey Millhone Mystery Novels (Books M-R) 1 exemplaar
Kinsey Millhone Book Novels (Books S-Y) 1 exemplaar
Deadly Allies - A Little Missionary Work 1 exemplaar
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y is for Yesterday 1 exemplaar
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de homicidio 1 exemplaar
If You Want It Done Right 1 exemplaar
"C" de Cadáver 1 exemplaar
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The Alphabet Mysteries: G-K 1 exemplaar
The Alphabet Mysteries: E-F, I, L-S 1 exemplaar
A Little Missionary Work [short fiction] 1 exemplaar
The Alphabet Mysteries: O-T 1 exemplaar
T is for Trespass / U is for Undertow 1 exemplaar
The Alphabet Mysteries: C, E, G-I, M-N, R 1 exemplaar
Omnibus 1 exemplaar
N Is for Noose [abridged] 1 exemplaar
The Alphabet Mysteries: G-S 1 exemplaar
Sue Grafton - member choice 1 exemplaar
The Parker Shotgun 1 exemplaar
Three complete novels 1 exemplaar
O is for Outlaw / T is for Tresspass 1 exemplaar
Z is for Zero 1 exemplaar
J is for Judgement / K is for Killer 1 exemplaar
The Lying Game 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- GRAFTON, Sue
- Officiële naam
- Grafton, Sue Taylor
- Geboortedatum
- 1940-04-24
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2017-12-28
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Louisville, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Plaats van overlijden
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- Càncer
- Woonplaatsen
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA - Opleiding
- University of Louisville (1961 | BA | English Literature)
Western Kentucky State Teachers College - Beroepen
- admission clerk
cashier
secretary
screenwriter
detective novelist - Relaties
- Grafton, C. W. (father)
- Organisaties
- Pi Beta Phi
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Female Sleuth ∙ 2004)
Cartier Diamond Dagger (2008)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2003)
MWA Grand Master (2009)
Christopher Award (1979) - Agent
- Molly Friedrich (Aaron Priest Literary Agency)
- Korte biografie
- Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky April 24 1940; graduated University of Louisville, BA 1961 with a major in English Literature, minors in Humanities and Fine Arts.
She married to Steven F. Humphrey with three children from previous marriages: a daughter, Leslie; a son, Jay; a daughter, Jamie; and four granddaughters, Erin, age 21, Kinsey, age 13, Taylor, age 4, and Addison, age 2.
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