Brian Garfield
Brian Francis Wynne Garfield (January 26, 1939 – December 29, 2018) was an Edgar Award-winning American novelist, historian and screenwriter. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, he wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen. Garfield went on to author more than seventy books across a variety of genres, selling more than twenty million copies worldwide. Nineteen were made into films or TV shows. He is best known for Death Wish (1972), which launched a lucrative franchise when it was adapted into the 1974 film of the same title.
Brian Garfield | |
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| Born | Brian Francis Wynne Garfield January 26, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2018 (aged 79) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Notable works | Death Wish, Hopscotch |
| Notable awards | 1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel |
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