Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1979) Winner
Aaron Marc Stein
アーロン・マーク・スタイン
Aaron Marc Stein
Pen Names:
George Bagby（Primary pen name used for most of his mystery novels.）,
Hampton Stone（Alternate pseudonym used for some mystery novels, under which the Jeremiah Gibson books were published.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-11-15 （New York City）
- Died
- 1985-08-29 （Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan） age 79
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City (resident for most of his life)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, critic, radio critic, journalist (Time magazine)
- Active Years
- 1930-1985
- Influenced By
- Theodore Dreiser
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | Archaeology | Archaeology | — | — | United States |
Princeton University
Archaeology
/ Archaeology
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude with a degree in archaeology.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Edgar Award (Grand Master) | — | — | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞（グランド・マスター） |
Edgar Award (Grand Master)
1979
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞（グランド・マスター）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Murder at the Piano
1935 mystery fictionOne of Stein's early mystery novels set in New York, featuring classic police procedural elements and character-driven plotting.
police procedureNew Yorkcrime and morality
Translations
- Translated into German, French and Spanish
The Garbage Collector
1984 mystery fictionStein's final book, representing a late-career example of his police procedural style.
late-career character studyurban underbelly
Translations
- Translation information not specified
The Most Wanted
1983 mystery fictionA later work focusing on police investigations and the interpersonal dynamics of the characters involved.
investigationinterpersonal relationships
Translations
- Translation information not specified
My Dead Body
1976 mystery fictionA 1970s novel exemplifying Bagby's police procedural approach, sometimes featuring the authorial narrator as an observer.
police procedureportrayal of detectives
Translations
- Translation information not specified
Bibliography
- The Most Wanted (1983)
- My Dead Body (1976)
- Two in the Bush (1976)
- Dead on Arrival (1946)
- Scared to Death (1952)
- Murder at the Piano (1935)
- Bird Walking Weather (published in French as 'Purée de Pois')
- The Garbage Collector (1984)
Translations of Works
- Bird Walking Weather was published in French as 'Purée de Pois'
- Several works translated into German, French and Spanish
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Often uses a first-person narrator acting as a Watson figureProcedural focus on police methods and investigationsHumorous and light narrative tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Depictions of New York CityDetectives and police institutionsArchaeological elements (in early works)
Health
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cancer1984–1985Suffered from cancer in his final years and died in 1985, but continued publishing until 1984.
Legacy
Aaron Marc Stein (George Bagby) left a large body of police procedural fiction set largely in New York and was named an Edgar Grand Master in 1979. His Inspector Schmidt series remains a notable contribution to the genre.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of America
In Popular Culture
- Inspector Schmidt established as a long-running series detective in the genre
Quotes
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Bagby himself appears as the Watson to Schmidt's Holmes, following him on cases and acting as biographer.
Source: Wikipedia (Aaron Marc Stein)
Trivia
- George Bagby was a pen name of Aaron Marc Stein.
- Also published under the name Hampton Stone.
- Published over 100 novels in his lifetime.
- First novel published in 1930; first mystery 'Murder at the Piano' published in 1935.
- Named an Edgar Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1979.
- Continued writing until 1984; died in a Manhattan hospital in 1985.