Mickey Spillane Papers 1979-1982

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Mickey Spillane Papers 1979-1982

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The collection contains written material for three titles, and includes typescripts, some corrected or photocopied, a holograph, contract information, an illustration proof, and reviews.

7 folders

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6616279

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Spillane, Mickey, 1918-2006

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Mickey Spillane (Frank Morrison Spillane) was born March 9, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY. He became a writer of mystery and detective novels, and is best know for his character, Mike Hammer. He wrote his first Mike Hammer story, I, the Jury, in three weeks, when he needed money to buy real estate. His publishers 'questioned its good taste and literary merit,' but felt it would sell, and it became the first of a long series. In 1979, his publisher dared him to write a book for children. The result was T...