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第84回（1952年 第2回開催） Winner
Patricia McGerr
パトリシア・マクゲール
Patricia McGerr
ペンネーム:
Pat McGerr（Used for some works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1917-12-26 （Falls City, Nebraska）
- 死没
- 1985-05-11 67歳
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Falls City, Nebraska → Lincoln, Nebraska → Washington D.C.
経歴
- 職業
- writer, crime writer
- 活動期間
- 1946年〜1975年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculata Junior College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Nebraska | — | — | 学士 | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Journalism | 修士 | — | United States |
Immaculata Junior College
国:
United States
in Washington D.C.
University of Nebraska
学位:
学士
国:
United States
Lincoln
Columbia University
Journalism
学位:
修士
国:
United States
Master's in journalism
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine/MWA prize | Match Point in Berlin | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine / MWA | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Follow, As the Night | — | — | 受賞 |
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine/MWA prize
1968
対象作品:
Match Point in Berlin
主催:
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine / MWA
結果:
受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1952
対象作品:
Follow, As the Night
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Pick Your Victim
1946年 puzzle mysterySoldiers at an Arctic base bet on the victim's identity from a torn newspaper scrap.
whodunnit twistbetting pool
The Seven Deadly Sisters
1947年 mysteryOne of seven sisters murders her husband; identity revealed at end.
family secretsmystery
Follow, As the Night
1951年 crime novelAdapted into 1954 film Bonnes à tuer / One Step to Eternity.
映像化・舞台化
- [film] One Step to Eternity (1954)
全著作
- Pick Your Victim (1946)
- The Seven Deadly Sisters (1947)
- Catch Me if You Can (1948)
- Save the Witness (1949)
- Follow as the Night (1950)
- Death in a Million Living Rooms (1951)
- Fatal in My Fashion (1954)
- Is There a Traitor in the House? (1964)
- Murder Is Absurd (1967)
- Stranger with My Face (1968)
- For Richer, For Poorer, Till Death (1969)
- Daughter of Darkness (1974)
- Dangerous Landing (1975)
- Martha, Martha (1960)
- My Brothers, Remember Monica (1964)
- Legacy of Danger (1970)
翻案
- One Step to Eternity (1954 film)
- Johnny Lingo (1969 film)
- The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003 film)
作風・主題
- 文体
- twist on whodunnitpuzzle mysteries
- 頻出モチーフ
- espionageSelena Mead
評価・遺産
Known for innovative puzzle mysteries; Pick Your Victim named a crime fiction classic.
大衆文化への影響
- Short stories adapted into films
豆知識
- Planned TV series for Selena Mead never materialized.