Mickey Spillane

Mickey Spillane, the prolific king of pulp fiction, must navigate the dark underbelly of his own imagination to create his iconic detective character, Mike Hammer, and leave a lasting mark on the literary world.

Born

March 9, 1918

Died

Jul 17, 2006

From

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also:
Writer
Actor

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Decades active

In short · Wrote for six decades — 19 credits.

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Biography

Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film The Girl Hunters.

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