Donald E. Westlake(1933-2008)

Writer
Actor

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.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

The Grifters

6.9

Writer

1990

Payback

7.1

Writer(as Richard Stark)

1999

The Stepfather

5.6

Writer

2009

Parker

6.2

Writer(as Richard Stark)

2013

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Writer

Parker
6.2
- novel "Flashfire" (as Richard Stark)
- 2013
Baby, I Got Your Money
Short
- novel "Somebody Owes Me Money" (uncredited)
- 2012
The Stepfather
5.6
- earlier screenplay
- story
- 2009
24th Street
4.0
- characters
- 2009
Myster Mocky présente
7.3
TV Series
- novel
- 2007
Payback: Straight Up
7.4
Video
- novel "The Hunter" (as Richard Stark)
- 2006
Ripley Under Ground
5.9
- screenplay
- 2005
The Ax
7.3
- novel "The Ax"
- 2005
Ordo
5.5
- novel
- 2004
The Hook
5.6
- novel "The Contract"
- 2004
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
5.5
- novel
- 2001
A Slight Case of Murder
6.9
TV Movie
- book
- 1999
Payback
7.1
- novel "The Hunter" (as Richard Stark)
- 1999
Jimmy the Kid
5.1
- novel
- 1998
The Gods Must Be Daring
5.1
- novel "Dancing Aztecs"
- 1997

Actor

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Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Curt Clark
Born
- July 12, 1933
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- December 31, 2008
- San Tancho, Mexico(heart attack)
Spouses
Other works
Novel (featuring Dortmunder): "What's the Worst That Could Happen?". NOTE: Filmed as What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001).
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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.

Nicknames
- The Neil Simon of the Crime Novel
- Alan Marshall
- Richard Stark
- Tucker Coe
- Sheldon Lord
- Timothy J. Culver
- Edwin West
- John B. Allen