Ross Macdonald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ross Macdonald

novelist

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1915

Place of Birth: Los Gatos, California, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1983

Profession: writer, architect, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ross Macdonald is the main pseudonym that was used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983).
He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.