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Whit Masterson
ホイット・マスターソン
Howitto Masutāson
Aliases:
Wade Miller / Will Daemer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- San Diego
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, crime fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1946-2012
- Nominations
- Edgar Award nomination (1956)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University | — | — | — | 最終学年で中退 | United States |
San Diego State University
Period:
最終学年で中退
Country:
United States
Left in senior year to enlist in US Air Force
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | 生涯功労 | Private Eye Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | 生涯功労 | San Diego Public Library | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Ellen Nehr Award | — | — | American Crime Writers League | 受賞 |
Lifetime Achievement Award
1988
Category:
生涯功労
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Lifetime Achievement Award
1998
Category:
生涯功労
Organization:
San Diego Public Library
Result:
受賞
Ellen Nehr Award
2004
Organization:
American Crime Writers League
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Deadly Weapon
1946 crime novelDebut novel featuring machinegun tempo and tight writing.
crimehardboiled
Badge of Evil
1958 crime novelStory of a corrupt cop, adapted into Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.
corruptionjusticecrime
Adaptations
- [film] Touch of Evil / Orson Welles (1958)
Bibliography
- Deadly Weapon
- Badge of Evil
- Guilty Bystander
- All Through the Night
- Evil Come, Evil Go
- Kitten with a Whip
- 711--Officer Needs Help
- The Death of Me Yet
Adaptations
- Guilty Bystander (1950 film)
- A Cry in the Night (1956 film)
- The Yellow Canary (1963 film)
- Kitten with a Whip (1964 film)
- Warning Shot (1967 film)
- The Death of Me Yet (1971 film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- machinegun tempotight writingunexaggerated hardness
Health
-
heart attack1961年Death of H. Bill Miller
Legacy
Prominent pen name in American crime fiction, authoring over 30 novels, several adapted to film. Robert Wade continued the legacy.
In Popular Culture
- Known as authors of the source novel for Orson Welles' Touch of Evil
Quotes
-
The Wade Miller collaboration worked successfully largely because it began so early. We teamed up at the age of 12.
Source: Interview with Robert Wade
Trivia
- Pen name of Robert Allison Wade (June 8, 1920 – September 30, 2012) and H. Bill Miller (May 11, 1920 – August 21, 1961)
- Met at violin lessons at age 12 and began collaborating
- Attended San Diego State together, left senior year for US Air Force
- After Miller's death, Wade continued writing solo