Frederick Nebel
American writer (1903 - 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Lewis Nebel (November 3, 1903 - May 3, 1967), was an American writer. Although he published more than 300 stories and three novels, many of which were adapted for film, he is best known today for his hardboiled detective fiction.[1]
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Born | (1903-11-03)November 3, 1903 Staten Island, New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 3, 1967(1967-05-03) (aged 63) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
Pen name | Grimes Hill, Eric Lewis, Lewis Nebel |
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
Genre | Crime fiction, Mystery fiction, Romance fiction |
Notable works | Sleepers East (1933), But Not the End (1934), Fifty Roads to Town (1936) Serialized Characters: Jack Cardigan, Donny Donahue, MacBride and Kennedy |
Spouse | Dorothy Blank |
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Nebel was one of the most important writers for Black Mask, publishing a total of 67 stories in the magazine, second only to Erle Stanley Gardner. He also wrote prolifically for Dime Detective before moving on to more "respectable" work such as his thriller novel Sleepers East, which was made into a film, and magazine writing for Colliers, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping.[2]