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Donald Westlake Biography

Donald E. Westlake wrote over a 100 novels and nonfiction works over thirty-five years under his own name and many pseudonyms, including Richard Stark and Alan Marshall. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards.

He died of a heart attack in December 2008. He is survived by his wife, Abby Adams, and seven adult children.

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