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3 | ->''"Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part."'' |
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5 | Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author who also wrote under several [[PenName pseudonyms]], the best known of which is Ed [=McBain=].[[note]]He was born Salvatore Lombino, but legally changed his name to Evan Hunter in 1952.[[/note]] |
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7 | One of his best-known novels as Evan Hunter is ''The Blackboard Jungle'' (1956), which was made into a film. Under the same name he also wrote screenplays for several films, including Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheBirds'' (1963) and adaptations of three of his own novels. |
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9 | As Ed [=McBain=], he wrote crime fiction, most notably the ''Literature/EightySeventhPrecinct'' {{police procedural}}s and the ''Matthew Hope'' detective series. |
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12 | !!Works by Evan Hunter with their own trope pages include: |
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14 | * ''Literature/EightySeventhPrecinct'' series |
15 | * ''Film/TheBirds'' - screenplay |
16 | * ''Film/BlackboardJungle'' - adapted from his novel of the same name |
17 | * ''Film/HighAndLow1963'' - adapted from his novel ''King's Ransom'' |
18 | * ''Film/LastSummer1969'' - adapted from his novel of the same name |
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