Robert B. Parker (1) (1932–2010)
Auteur de The Godwulf Manuscript
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Robert B. Parker, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Robert Brown Parker is an American fiction writer of mysteries. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and earned his BA degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He went on to earn his master's degree in English literature from Boston University. He started his career working in afficher plus advertising. After some years, he went back to school to earn his PhD in English from Boston University in 1971. He then began his writng career while teaching at Northeastern University. He decided to become a full-time writer in 1979. His most popular works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser. The ABC Television Network developed the television series "Spenser: For Hire", based on the character in the mid-1980s. Parker also wrote nine novels based on the character Jesse Stone and six novels based on the character Sunny Randall. On January 18, 2010, Robert Parker died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Cambridge Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Robert B. Parker
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997) — Directeur de publication; Introduction — 117 exemplaires
Wings Bestsellers: Robert Parker: A New Collection of Three Complete Spenser Novels (1980) 38 exemplaires
A Spenserian Sonnet 4 exemplaires
The Violent Hero, Wilderness Heritage and Urban Reality: A Study of the Private Eye in the Novels of Dashiell Hammett,… (1983) 4 exemplaires
Harlem Nocturne 3 exemplaires
Introduction, to 1997 The Best American Mystery Stories 3 exemplaires
Spenser (excerpt from "The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of their Greatest… 3 exemplaires
For the Love of Books; 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most -- Parker's contribution 3 exemplaires
The People from the Sea | Smooth Justice | Wilderness 3 exemplaires
Spenser Novel Collection: Now and Then, School Days, Hugger Mugger, Hush Money, Sudden Mischief, Small Vices, Double… (2011) 1 exemplaire
Ein Fall für Jesse Stone BUNDLE : (3in1) Vol.2 1 exemplaire
Ein Fall für Jesse Stone BUNDLE : (3in1) Vol.1 1 exemplaire
Ein Fall für Jesse Stone BUNDLE : (3in1) Vol. 3 1 exemplaire
Snuff 1 exemplaire
Cold Case 1 exemplaire
Spenser Novel Collection: Dream Girl, Cold Service, Bad Business, Back Story, Widow's Walk, Potshot (A Spenser novel) (2011) 1 exemplaire
Sunny Randall Series: Family Honor Perish Twice Shrink Rap Melancholy Baby Blue Screen Spare Change. (Sunny Randall… 1 exemplaire
Wild Swams 1 exemplaire
The Spenser Novels 22-27 1 exemplaire
Robert B. Parker: The Spenser Novels 16-21 1 exemplaire
12 Robert Parker Titles, Spencer Series, Playmates, Now and Then, Widow's Walk, Bad Business, Potshot, Hundred… 1 exemplaire
Pale Horse and Rider 1 exemplaire
Spencer Series (Various Titles) 1 exemplaire
Jesse Stone Series: Night Passage Trouble In Paradise Death In Paradise Stone Cold Sea Change High Profile. (Jesse… 1 exemplaire
Kopfpreis für neun Mörder / Bodyguard für eine Bombe / Finale im Herbst. Drei Fälle für… 1 exemplaire
Bullet 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contributeur — 452 exemplaires
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Contributeur — 211 exemplaires
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) — Contributeur — 75 exemplaires
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
Great Mysteries Great Writers: Lucky Day / Trapped / Pastime / Snagged / Dealer's Choice (1994) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
The Japanese Corpse | Wait for What Will Come | The Judas Goat (1978) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Time Life Book Digest: It Doesn't Take a Hero / All That Remains / Honest Illusions / Double Deuce (1992) 2 exemplaires
A Savage Place | Hoodwink | A Body for a Buddy 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Parker, Robert B.
- Nom légal
- Parker, Robert Brown
- Date de naissance
- 1932-09-17
- Date de décès
- 2010-01-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Cause du décès
- heart attack
- Lieux de résidence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Études
- Colby College (BA | 1954)
Boston University (M.A. | 1957 | Ph.D | 1971 | English) - Professions
- technical writer
advertising
professor
novelist - Relations
- Parker, Joan H. (wife)
- Organisations
- United States Army
Northeastern University
Pearl Productions - Prix et distinctions
- MWA Grand Master (2002)
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2007)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 1995)
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award (2006) - Agent
- Helen Brann
- Courte biographie
- Robert B(rown) Parker (1) was born September 17, 1932, in Springfield, MA. He earned a B.A. in English from Colby College in Maine in 1954, served as infantryman in Korea, and earned an M.A. in English from Boston University in 1957. He held several jobs before enrolling in Boston University's PhD program, and then taught English at various colleges until 1978. He is married to the former Joan Hall; they have two sons. Parker has created private detectives Spenser, and Sunny Randall, and Police Chief Jesse Stone, each of whom is featured in an ongoing series. Their story lines occasionally intersect. He also writes an American Western series featuring Hitch and Cole, and has contributed to the Wyatt Earp saga with the novel Gunman's Rhapsody. Recently, he has written some young adult fiction as well. He died unexpectedly at home in Cambridge, MA, on January 18, 2010.
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Any Robert B. Parker fans? Just read that he passed away today. à Crime, Thriller & Mystery (Octobre 2011)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 125
- Aussi par
- 24
- Membres
- 67,809
- Popularité
- #198
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 1,328
- ISBN
- 1,521
- Langues
- 23
- Favoris
- 22