Writing
Mickey Spillane
1918-2006
Known for Kiss Me Deadly, I, the Jury, My Gun Is Quick.
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Born03/09/1918
Died07/17/2006
AgeDied at 88
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York, USA
DepartmentWriting
Also known asМикки Спиллейн, Frank Morrison Spillane, Фрэнк Моррисон Спиллейн, Frank Michael Morrison Spillane
Biography
Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film The Girl Hunters.
