Papers, 1955-1958.

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Papers, 1955-1958.

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Collection consists of typescripts by writer Jim Thompson. Titles include: Concrete pastures, The expensive sky, Kingdom come, Very nice for framing, The voice of murder, Sunset and Cienega, Mitch Allison, The getaway, Ironside, and McKenzie's Raiders.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401519

University of California, Los Angeles

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Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977

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James Myers Thompson was born in Anadarko, OK, in 1906; BA, Univ. of Nebraska; married wife, Alberta, in 1931; associated with the Federal Writers Project in the 1930s; journalist, New York Daily News and Los Angeles Times Mirror; best known for his mystery and suspense paperback books, he wrote 34 novels, including The killer inside me (1953), After dark, my sweet (1955), The getaway (1959), The grifters (1963), and Pop. 1280 (1964); also wrote screenplays, teaming with Stanley Kubrick on The k...