Writing

Mickey Spillane

Mickey Spillane is vooral bekend van Columbo, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Mike Hammer en The Dick Cavett Show. Mickey Spillane werd geboren op 9 maart 1918. Mickey Spillane overleed op 17 juli 2006 op 88-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 9 maart 1918
Geboorteplaats: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Overleden: 17 juli 2006 (88 jaar)

Biografie

Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film The Girl Hunters.

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