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Edward Bunker

1933 - 2005

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Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, screenwriter, actor, and a convicted felon. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. He wrote the scripts for—and acted in—Straight Time (1978) (adapted from his debut novel No Beast So Fierce), Runaway Train (1985), and Animal Factory (2000) (adapted from his sophomore novel of the same name). He also played a minor role in Reservoir Dogs (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Bunker is the 2,895th most popular writer (down from 2,269th in 2019), the 4,152nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,847th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Edward Bunker ranks 2,895 out of 7,302. Before him are Petr Chelčický, Bernard Werber, Ubayd Zakani, Robert Garnier, Jean-François de La Harpe, and Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. After him are Johannes Mario Simmel, Ahron Daum, Michael Bond, Dionysius Periegetes, Vera Brittain, and Aleksander Fredro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Edward Bunker ranks 201. Before him are Ercole Baldini, Alan Stacey, Yevgeny Khrunov, Julie Newmar, Lamine Diack, and Akira Endo. After him are John Aniston, Nexhmije Pagarusha, Françoise Fabian, Diane Cilento, Nicola Pietrangeli, and Nino Vaccarella. Among people deceased in 2005, Edward Bunker ranks 119. Before him are Maclyn McCarty, Tonino Delli Colli, Sandra Dee, Alain Bombard, Tilly Fleischer, and Polina Astakhova. After him are Link Wray, George Mikan, Jef Raskin, Leo Sternbach, Ronald Golias, and Suzanne Flon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Bunker ranks 4,152 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), E. C. Segar (1894), William Larned (1872), Jesse Jackson (1941), Robert Sapolsky (1957), and Q-Tip (1970). After him are David Duke (1950), Robert H. Jackson (1892), Sean Flynn (1941), Hardcore Holly (1963), Jane Alexander (1939), and Letitia Christian Tyler (1790).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edward Bunker ranks 333. Before him are Charles Berlitz (1913), Adrienne Rich (1929), Tom Robbins (1932), Judith Miller (1948), Eric Roth (1945), and John Ashbery (1927). After him are Eric Carle (1929), Carl Bernstein (1944), Richard Wright (1908), Joe Hill (1972), K. A. Applegate (1956), and Willa Cather (1873).

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