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Stanley Ellin

Stanley Ellin (1916–1986) was an American writer, novelist and screenwriter.

Also recorded as Stanley Bernard Ellin

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19 August 2026

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Biography

Recorded at birth as Stanley Bernard Ellin.

Born at Brooklyn in 1916, died in Brooklyn in 1986.

Stanley Ellin studied at Brooklyn College and New Utrecht High School. The recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literature.

Distinctions recorded are Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière and The Grand Master.

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.

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