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Edgar Allan Poe Award

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Edgar Allan Poe Award

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The Mystery Writers of America annually award Edgars to recognize outstanding authors in the mystery genre, including true crime and detective fiction.

Official Website:
http://www.mysterywriters.org/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara Amiel	Journalist	4-Dec-1940		Director of The Spectator
Jacques Barzun	Historian	30-Nov-1907		From Dawn to Decadence
Steven Bochco	Film/TV Producer	16-Dec-1943		Cop Rock
Jorge Luis Borges	Author	24-Aug-1899	14-Jun-1986	The Garden of Forking Paths
James M. Cain	Novelist	1-Jul-1892	27-Oct-1977	The Postman Always Rings Twice
Truman Capote	Novelist	30-Sep-1924	25-Aug-1984	In Cold Blood
John Le Carré	Novelist	19-Oct-1931		The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
Raymond Chandler	Author	23-Jul-1888	26-Mar-1959	Invented hard-boiled detective novel
Agatha Christie	Novelist	15-Sep-1890	12-Jan-1976	Mystery novelist
Bill Clinton	Head of State	19-Aug-1946		42nd US President, 1993-2001
Patricia Cornwell	Novelist	9-Jun-1956		Crime novelist, Postmortem
Michael Crichton	Novelist	23-Oct-1942	4-Nov-2008	Jurassic Park
Roald Dahl	Author	13-Sep-1916	23-Nov-1990	James and the Giant Peach
Blake Edwards	Film Director	26-Jul-1922	15-Dec-2010	The Pink Panther
Harlan Ellison	Author	27-May-1934		I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
Larry Gelbart	Film/TV Producer	25-Feb-1928	11-Sep-2009	MASH*
Edward Gorey	Author	22-Feb-1925	15-Apr-2000	Amphigorey
Chester Gould	Cartoonist	20-Nov-1900	11-May-1985	Creator of Dick Tracy
Tony Hillerman	Novelist	27-May-1925	26-Oct-2008	Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation
Alfred Hitchcock	Film Director	13-Aug-1899	29-Apr-1980	Master of Suspense
Michael Isikoff	Journalist	c. 1952		NBC reporter
Shirley Jackson	Novelist	14-Dec-1916	8-Aug-1965	The Lottery
P. D. James	Novelist	3-Aug-1920		Adam Dalgliesh series, etc.
David E. Kelley	Film/TV Producer	4-Apr-1956		L. A. Law
Andrew Klavan	Author	1954		True Crime
Lynda La Plante	Author	15-Mar-1943		Prime Suspect
Angela Lansbury	Actor	16-Oct-1925		Murder She Wrote
Tom Lehrer	Comic	9-Apr-1928		Comedic songwriter
Elmore Leonard	Novelist	11-Oct-1925		Crime novelist, including Swag
Ira Levin	Novelist	27-Aug-1929	12-Nov-2007	Rosemary's Baby
Errol Morris	Film Director	5-Feb-1948		Documentary filmmaker
Anthony Perkins	Actor	4-Apr-1932	12-Sep-1992	Psycho
Vincent Price	Actor	27-May-1911	25-Oct-1993	Master of the macabre
Guy Ritchie	Film Director	10-Sep-1968		Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Head of State	30-Jan-1882	12-Apr-1945	US President during WWII
John Sayles	Film Director	28-Sep-1950		The Secret of Roan Inish
Jorge Semprún	Novelist	10-Dec-1923	7-Jun-2011	Screenplay for Z
David Simon	Author	1960		The Wire
Isaac Bashevis Singer	Author	14-Jul-1904	24-Jul-1991	Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy
Stephen Sondheim	Composer	22-Mar-1930		West Side Story
Mickey Spillane	Author	9-Mar-1918	17-Jul-2006	Mike Hammer novels
Quentin Tarantino	Film Director	27-Mar-1963		Pulp Fiction
Billy Bob Thornton	Actor	4-Aug-1955		Sling Blade
Jack Vance	Novelist	28-Aug-1916		The Dying Earth
Gore Vidal	Author	3-Oct-1925	31-Jul-2012	Visit to a Small Planet
Joseph Wambaugh	Novelist	22-Jan-1937		The Onion Field
Jack Webb	Actor	2-Apr-1920	23-Dec-1982	Joe Friday in Dragnet
Eudora Welty	Author	13-Apr-1909	23-Jul-2001	The Optimist's Daughter

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