Mickey Spillane

Personal Info

  • Known ForWriting
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1918-03-09
  • Day of Death2006-07-17 (88 years)
  • Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
  • Also Known AsМикки СпиллейнFrank Morrison SpillaneФрэнк Моррисон СпиллейнFrank Michael Morrison Spillane

Mickey 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...Read More