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Duncan, Lois
Lois Duncan Steinmetz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of Joseph Steinmetz and his wife Lois Duncan, both of them well-known photographers. The family moved to Sarasota, Florida, where Lois grew up and graduated from high school in 1952. By that time, she was already an established writer who published her work in magazines. She began to write when she was ten, and she...
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McBain, Ed
Ed McBain is the best-known pen name for Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Alberto Lombino, a versatile and prolific American author best known for his detective thrillers. He officially changed his name in 1952 for marketing purposes. McBain was born in Italian Harlem, New York. When he was twelve he move with his parents, Charles and Marie Lombino, to Bronx where he attended elementary school and...
