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Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of 87th Precinct novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are considered staples of police procedural genre.
Notable Works: “The Blackboard Jungle”. Evan Hunter (born October 15, 1926, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 6, 2005, Weston, Connecticut) was a prolific American writer of best-selling fiction, of which more than 50 books are crime stories published under the pseudonym Ed McBain.
Jul 7, 2005 · Evan Hunter, the author who as Ed McBain virtually invented the American police procedural with his gritty 87th Precinct series featuring an entire detective squad as its hero, died yesterday...
Jul 6, 2005 · Died: July 6, 2005. Evan Hunter (1926 - 2005) was an American author and screenwriter who published his work under many different names. Born as Salvatore Albert Lombino, he adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952, and was even better known by his crime fiction pen name, Ed McBain since 1956 for his 87th Precinct series.
Jul 8, 2005 · Heard on Fresh Air. David Bianculli. Listen. Evan Hunter died Wednesday at the age of 78. Under the pen name Ed McBain, he was best known for his finely detailed "87th Precinct" novels. Mystery...
May 29, 2018 · Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, October 15, 1926, in New York, NY; died of cancer, July 6, 2005, in Weston, CT. Author. Evan Hunter wrote more than 50 crime-fiction novels under the pen name Ed McBain, scoring numerous bestsellers as well as a place in American letters as the creator of a new literary form.
Jul 8, 2005 · HARTFORD, Conn. — Evan Hunter, a prolific writer whose gritty Ed McBain 87th Precinct detective series pioneered the police-procedural genre and laid the groundwork for a generation of TV cop...
