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Warren Burton Murphy

ウォーレン・バートン・マーフィー

Wōren Bāton Māfī

Pen Names: Dev StrykerUsed in collaboration with Molly Cochran

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-09-13 (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Died
2015-09-04 (Virginia Beach, Virginia) age 81
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Jersey City, New Jersey → Virginia Beach, Virginia

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist
Active Years
1971-2015
Memberships
Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America, International Association of Crime Writers, American Crime Writers League, Screenwriters Guild
Influenced By
Richard Sapir
Nominations
1987 Anthony Award nomination (Trace: Too Old a Cat), 1987 Shamus Award nomination (Trace: Too Old a Cat)

Awards

Edgar Award
1985
Work: Grandmaster
Category: Best Paperback Original Mystery Novel
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Shamus Award
1985
Work: Ceiling of Hell
Category: Best Original Private Eye Paperback
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner
Shamus Award
1999
Work: Another Day, Another Dollar
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Destroyer

1971 Spy fiction

Action series featuring Remo Williams, who learns the martial art of Sinanju from Master Chiun.

Martial artsRevengeConspiracy
Adaptations
  • [Film] Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins / Fred Schepisi (1985)
  • [TV movie] Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988)

Adaptations

  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (film adaptation)

Health

  • Heart failure resulting from lung disease
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Best known as co-creator of The Destroyer series, sold over 60 million books worldwide. Won multiple awards including Edgars and Shamus.

In Popular Culture

  • The Destroyer series adapted into Remo Williams film

Trivia

  • Korean War veteran
  • Hobbies included golf, mathematics, opera, and investing
  • Served on the board of Mystery Writers of America