Robin Reese | Bill PronziniIncludes the names: Pronzini, Jack Foxx, Alex Saxon, Pronzini B, Bill Pronzini, Bill Pronzoni, Bill Pronzini, Bill Pronzini, Bill Pronizini, Bill Proonzini ... (see complete list), pseud. Jack Foxx, ed. Bill Pronzini, Ed. Bill Pronzini, Bill bill Pronzini, et al. ed. Pronzini, editor. Bill. Pronzini, Jack Bill as Foxx Pronzini 8,135 (16,156) | 350 | 2,560 | (3.58) | 7 | 0 | Bill Pronzini was born in Petaluma, California on April 13, 1943. His first novel, The Stalker, was published in 1971. He is best known for his creation of the Nameless Detective Mystery series, as well as several westerns and novels of dark suspense. He has been a full time writer since 1969. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. He has won numerous awards including three Shamus Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Mystery Writers of America. His book Snowbound received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere, as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. Pronzini has established himself as a master of the Western novel as well as earning a name for himself in the dark fiction genre. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Arbor House Treasury of horror and the supernatural … (more) |
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Bill Pronzini has 1 past event. (show) Peter Maravelis, Janet Dawson, Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini Peter Maravelis reads from San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics.; Janet Dawson reads from San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics.; Marcia Muller reads from San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics.; Bill Pronzini reads from San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics. From Wild West outpost to dystopian cosmopolis, San Francisco is exposed in all its treacherous glory as the editor of San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics is joined by contemporary noir virtuosi. Using the lens of crime fiction, we journey into the literary and historic past to explore a sinister landscape populated by the possessed, the dispossessed and the wandering ghosts of days gone by. (staceysf)… (more)
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Canonical name | | Legal name | | Other names | | Date of birth | | Date of death | | Burial location | | Gender | | Nationality | | Country (for map) | | Birthplace | | Place of death | | Cause of death | | Places of residence | | Education | | Occupations | | Relationships | | Organizations | | Awards and honors | | Agents | | Short biography | William John Pronzini was born in Petaluma, California. He has been married three times. The first marriage was with Laura Patricia Adolphson, (1965 to 1967; divorce); the second was with Brunhilde Schier, July 28, 1972 (separated December 1985; divorce a couple years later). He married Marcia Muller (also a mystery writer) in 1992. They have collaborated on three novels: Beyond the Grave (1986), The Lighthouse, (1987); and Double (1984), a Nameless Detective novel, as well as on numerous anthologies. In 1987 he won The Eye, which is the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Private Eye Writers of America. It is a more exclusive version of their Shamus Award. He has been nominated three times by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award, and received their Grand Master designation in May of 2008.  | |
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