Roderick Thorp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roderick Thorp

American writer

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1936

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1999

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, university teacher, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Roderick Mayne Thorp, Jr.
(September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999) was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/crime novels.
His 1966 novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968.
He is however better known for its sequel, the bestselling 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which is the basis for the film Die Hard in 1988.
Two other Thorp novels, Rainbow Drive and Devlin, were also adapted into TV movies.