Dorothy B. Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy B. Hughes

American writer

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-1993

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, literary critic, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dorothy B.
Hughes (August 10, 1904—May 6, 1993) was an American crime writer, literary critic, and historian.
Hughes wrote fourteen crime and detective novels, primarily in the hardboiled and noir styles, and is best known for the novels In a Lonely Place (1947) and Ride the Pink Horse (1946).