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Mickey Spillane

1918 - 2006

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Frank Morrison Spillane (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mickey Spillane is the 2,960th most popular writer (up from 3,236th in 2019), the 4,258th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,122nd in 2019) and the 340th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Mickey Spillane ranks 2,960 out of 7,302. Before him are Casimir Delavigne, Lola Anglada, Lupus Servatus, Aristeas, Boris Pilnyak, and Fernand Crommelynck. After him are Marcel Boulenger, Parthenius of Nicaea, Philitas of Cos, Edgar Lee Masters, Pierre Bec, and Maximilian Voloshin.

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Among people born in 1918, Mickey Spillane ranks 140. Before him are Shankar Dayal Sharma, Humaira Begum, George Mosse, Giovanni Canestri, Abraham Robinson, and Joseph Wiseman. After him are Émile Derlin Zinsou, Gottfried von Einem, Suzanne Flon, Brenda Milner, Venetia Burney, and Hendrik C. van de Hulst. Among people deceased in 2006, Mickey Spillane ranks 155. Before him are Ferenc Szusza, Galina Ustvolskaya, Carlo Acutis, Paul Halmos, Alexander Zinoviev, and Maureen Stapleton. After him are Anthony Franciosa, Jerry Brudos, Shoshana Damari, Gerard Reve, Rudi Carrell, and Mariam Aslamazian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mickey Spillane ranks 4,258 out of 20,380. Before him are Virginia Madsen (1961), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Betsy Ross (1752), Edwin H. Colbert (1905), Wally Ris (1924), and Jill Kelly (1971). After him are Maurice McLoughlin (1890), John C. Reilly (1965), Carmen Electra (1972), Jack Nicklaus (1940), Kelly Craft (1962), and Brian Tyler (1972).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Mickey Spillane ranks 340. Before him are Eric Carle (1929), Carl Bernstein (1944), Richard Wright (1908), Joe Hill (1972), K. A. Applegate (1956), and Willa Cather (1873). After him are Edgar Lee Masters (1868), L. Sprague de Camp (1907), Bruce Sterling (1954), R. A. Salvatore (1959), Anne McCaffrey (1926), and Henrietta Szold (1860).

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