John Franklin Bardin
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About
An American crime fiction writer, he is known for such novels as The Deadly Percheron, The Last of Philip Banter, and Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly. He published his final work, Purloining Tiny, in 1978.
Before Fame
After studying engineering at the University of Cincinnati, he worked for Edwin Bird Wilson, Inc., a New York City advertising agency.
Trivia
He wrote ten novels over the course of his career.
Family Life
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to a coal merchant father. His second wife was Phyllida Bardin.
Associated With
He cited Henry James as one of his literary influences.
