Description:
Donald E. Westlake was born on 12 July 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Grifters (1990), Payback (1999) and The Stepfather (2009). He was married to Abigail Adams, Sandra Foley and Nedra Henderson. He died on 31 December 2008 in San Tancho, Mexico.
Birthday
July 12, 1933
Born In
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Alternative names
Curt Clark
, Tucker Coe
, Timothy J. Culver
, J. Morgan Cunningham
, Samuel Holt
, Richard Stark
Spouse/Ex-
Abigail Adams May 18, 1979 - December 31, 2008 (his death),Sandra Foley April 9, 1967 - 1975 (divorced),Nedra Henderson August 10, 1957 - 1966 (divorced)
Trivia
In his comic crime novel "Jimmy the Kid," a group of thieves stages a kidnapping using a novel by Richard Stark as the basis for their plan. "Richard Stark" is the pseudonym that he publishes dark and gritty crime novels under. In addition, Richard Stark himself appears (briefly) as a character in "Jimmy the Kid.".
Quotes
If I write a novel, I'm a god. If I write a screenplay, I'm a minor
deity.
Nickname
The Neil Simon of the Crime Novel
