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Jim Thompson (writer)
American novelist (1906–1977)
This article is about the American fiction writer.
Jim thompson author biography websites
For other people of the same name, see James Thompson (disambiguation). For the Virginia politician, see James M. Thomson (Virginia politician).
Jim Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Myers Thompson (1906-09-27)September 27, 1906 Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, United States |
| Died | April 7, 1977(1977-04-07) (aged 70) Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction, hardboiled, pulp, autobiography, suspense, literary fiction |
| Notable works | The Grifters After Dark, My Sweet The Killer Inside Me |
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiledcrime fiction.
Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications, published from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive cr