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  2. Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder and starring Robert Urich , was broadcast on ABC from September 20, 1985, until May 7, 1988.

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  3. In 1985, Spenser was made into a successful television series, Spenser for Hire which starred Robert Urich, Avery Brooks and Barbara Stock. In 1994, Parker collaborated with Japanese photographer Kasho Kumagai on a coffee table book called Spenser's Boston, exploring the city through Spenser's "eyes" via high quality, 4-color photos. In ...

  4. Spenser: For Hire: Created by John Wilder. With Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel. Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

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    • 1985-09-20
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  5. Jan 13, 2022 · Robert B. Parker’s books about him became a phenomenon — Parker wrote 40 bestselling novels about Spenser (as well as numerous books in three other series) before he died at his desk in...

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  6. Spenser was an infantryman with the First Infantry Division at the height of the Korean War. Spenser has a close friend called Hawk, who also plays a major role in the book series. He is an African American and he is just as tough as Spenser although he can be a bit shady sometimes. Hawk is a gun for hire and has a personal code that he lives by.

  7. Jan 19, 2010 · Chapter & Verse. In appreciation of Robert B. Parker, creator of "Spenser for Hire" Robert B. Parker, prolific and beloved writer of detective fiction, died at his home in Cambridge,...

  8. Feb 2, 2017 · A fan of legendary mystery writers Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, novelist Robert B. Parker tread down a similar path when he introduced his signature character, small-time Boston private eye Spenser, in 1973.

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