Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Suspense Writer Classic - Margaret Millar - Author Biographies

Santa Barbara is always shown in the books of Margaret Millar, but often is San San Felice Felicia or agents. Many years later, another prominent crime novelist, Sue Grafton did the same with his character, female detective Kinsey Millhone, the name of the town of Santa Teresa. Margaret Millar Margaret storm Ellis was born on 5 February 1915 in Kitchner, Ontario. She was there and raised in Toronto, where he studied classics.

Margaret met Kenneth Millar, a furtheraspiring writer, while in high school. They reconnected in college and married in 1938. Their only daughter, Linda, died, 1970. Margaret said she began to publish under her married name Margaret Millar, as the title of his first book (Worm, Storm). During his outstanding writers of tension are their books were never big sellers. It was a very private person and hated interviews.

After Margaret's husband some books published in his name, moved toAka John Ross Macdonald Ross Macdonald then. Margaret's husband is the U. S. Navy during World War II and was stationed in the Pacific off the coast of Southern California. When Margaret came to visit him, she fell in love in the area and made the beautiful coastal city of Santa Barbara their home.

Between 1945 and 1946, Margaret worked as a screenwriter at Warner Brothers. It was during this period that Warner Brothers has purchased the option on his book, "The Iron Gate", but neverwas produced. In 1960, two of the novels of Margaret have been adapted for the television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."

They say the work of Margaret: "Her novels for their psychological penetration of hearts and minds of the killers are required. Margaret has also written a non fiction book on birds and animals observed. Together with her husband, she founded a chapter of the Audubon Society.

Margaret was the prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of introducedIn1955 America for best novel, after "a beast in sight." In 1965 she became the campaign called "Los Angeles Times. It was also the Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1982, the award and the Derrick Murdoch Award in 1986.

Margaret died of a heart attack March 26, 1994, at his home in Santa Barbara. One of his favorite quotes was: "Life is something that happens while you're making other plans." Unfortunately, few of his books are still in print.

BooksMargaret Millar:

Novels:

The Invisible Worm (1941)
The Devil Loves Me (1942)
The Weak-Eyed Bat (1942)
Wall of Eyes (1943)
Freeze Fire (1944)
Taste of Fear (1945)
The Iron Gate (1945)
Experiment in spring (1947)
It's All in the Family (1948)
The Cannibal Heart (1949)
Do evil in return (1950)
Last Summer Rose (1952)
Vanish in an instant messenger (1952)
Wives and Lovers (1954)
Beast in view (1955)
Soft Speakers(1957)
Listening to the Walls (1959)
1969 A Stranger in My Grave ()
Like an angel (1962)
The Friend (1964)
Beyond this point are monsters (1970)
The Friend (1974)
Ask Me Tomorrow (1976)
The Murder of Miranda (1979)
Mermaid (1981)
Banshee (1983)
spider webs (1986)

Omnibus:
That an air / Do evil return Kills (2006)

Non fiction:
The birds and beasts, we (1968)

Short Stories:
The couple next door(1954)
flower divine light of heaven (1998)
The couple next door: Collected Short Mysteries (2004)

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