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Blue City by Ross Macdonald

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Author Biography

Name: Kenneth Millar
Variant Name: John Macdonald, John Ross Macdonald, Ross Macdonald
Birth Date: December 13, 1915
Death Date: July 11, 1983
Place of Birth: Los Gatos, California
Nationality: American
Gender: Male

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Biography of Kenneth Millar
10552 words, approx. 35.2 pages
Kenneth Millar, who wrote as Ross Macdonald, was the successor to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in the development of the hard-boiled detective story into serious literature. Millar wrote two dozen novels between 1944 and 1976, eighteen of them f...
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Biography of Kenneth Millar
2812 words, approx. 9.4 pages
Kenneth Millar, who has written under the pseudonyms John Macdonald, John Ross Macdonald, and Ross Macdonald, was born in Los Gatos, California, on 13 December 1915, but was raised in Ontario, Canada. When Millar was three years old, his father abandoned...


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Blue City Information
210 words, approx. 1 pages
Blue City was a thriller written in 1947 by Ross Macdonald, originally released under his real name, Kenneth Millar. It was generally considered Macdonald's first truly hardboiled novel, a start along the road that was going to lead to many comparisons...


News and Journals
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
At Blue In Surf City
06/18/1999: 997 words, approx. 3 pages
TERESA POLITANO, Restaurant Reviewer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-18-1999 AT BLUE IN SURF CITY By TERESA POLITANO, Restaurant Reviewer Date: 06-18-1999, Friday Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Column: FINE DINING ...
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The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
His city with the blues
06/22/1999: 1,865 words, approx. 6 pages
Johnny Palazzotto and his Main Street Studios have gotten downtown Baton Rouge dancing again. Recently, a 15-piece gospel choir sang background in the lofty Main Street studio room for a new album by Baton Rouge singer John Fred. During the Spanish Town Mardi...
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AP News
Hindu wedding ceremony for Hurley, Nayar
3/9/2007: 324 words, approx. 1 pages
Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar were married Friday in a traditional Hindu ceremony at Umaid Bhavan Palace. It was the second wedding for the couple in a week."We will be doing Hindu rituals, and they will walk around a holy fire seven times," said a...
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AP-Travel Online
Beale Street to Get Hotel and More Blues
9/18/2006: 1,006 words, approx. 3 pages
Fried grits, down-home blues and a new luxury hotel will be central to the newest development taking shape in the city's famed Beale Street entertainment district. The $52 million project,...
 


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Blue City by Ross Macdonald

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