Ross MacDonald
Birthday December 13, 1915
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
An American-Canadian writer of hardboiled detective novels, he is most famous for his Private Eye Lew Archer books. The first novel in the series, The Moving Target, was published in 1949.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Michigan and earned a Phi Beta Kappa key as well as a Ph.D. in literature.
Trivia
His real name was Kenneth Millar. He wrote under numerous pen names, including John MacDonald and Ross MacDonald.
Family Life
He married Margaret Sturm in 1938; they later had a daughter.
Associated With
He has been called the heir to Dashell Hammett.
