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Jim Thompson

1906 - 1977

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James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications, published from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice—notably by Anthony Boucher in The New York Times—he was little-recognized in his lifetime. Only after death did Thompson's literary stature grow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Thompson is the 2,625th most popular writer (down from 2,588th in 2019), the 3,781st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,288th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jim Thompson ranks 2,625 out of 7,302. Before him are Dezső Kosztolányi, Guillaume Tirel, Alphonse Matejka, Ryōkan, Nikoloz Baratashvili, and Bharavi. After him are Rose Ausländer, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Vladimir Stasov, Martin Walser, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, and Sylvain Maréchal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Jim Thompson ranks 143. Before him are Eraldo Monzeglio, Eddie Albert, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward Ochab, José Della Torre, and Vitaly Abalakov. After him are Jim Bausch, Artur Lundkvist, Andrei Kirilenko, Betti Alver, Francisco Ayala, and Sait Faik Abasıyanık. Among people deceased in 1977, Jim Thompson ranks 106. Before him are Pan Yuliang, Ronnie Van Zant, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Isaac Boleslavsky, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Fawzi al-Qawuqji. After him are Sergei Kruglov, Richard Carlson, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Son Ngoc Thanh, Delmer Daves, and Dietrich von Hildebrand.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Thompson ranks 3,781 out of 20,380. Before him are Tracey Adams (1958), Richard Bull (1924), Paul Douglas (1892), Gil Birmingham (1953), Jack Klugman (1922), and Alvin E. Roth (1951). After him are Gina Gershon (1962), Richard Roundtree (1942), William Baldwin (1963), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Mel Blanc (1908), and Carmine Coppola (1910).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jim Thompson ranks 300. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Tom Peters (1942), William Peter Blatty (1928), Wayne Dyer (1940), Alice B. Toklas (1877), and D. B. Weiss (1971). After him are Seymour Hersh (1937), Andy Weir (1972), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Terry Brooks (1944), Margaret Fuller (1810), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852).

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