They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, ‘Paint it this color!’
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Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition.
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| Birth: | 17th September, 1932 |
| Death: | 18th January, 2010 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist |
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Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also produced.
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