Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) was an American writer, novelist and screenwriter.

Also recorded as Mary Patricia Plangman; Claire Morgan.

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Overview

Recorded at birth as Mary Patricia Plangman.

Also worked under the name Claire Morgan.

Born at Fort Worth in 1921, died at Locarno in 1995.

In detail

Patricia Highsmith studied at Barnard College. the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with modernist literature.

Residence is recorded at New York City.

Works named in the authority record are Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt, The Blunderer, Deep Water, A Game for the Living and This Sweet Sickness.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of Arts and Letters, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Prix de l'Humour noir and Lucien Barrière Literary Award.

Sources

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    “Patricia Highsmith”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q270635: Patricia Highsmith

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