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I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things.
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Birth: | 19th January, 1921 |
Death: | 4th February, 1995 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Novelist |
Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer, most widely known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley, she wrote many short stories, often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor.
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