Ed McBain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ed McBain

American author and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2005

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ed McBain (October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author and screenwriter.
Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952.
While successful and well known as Evan Hunter, he was even better known as Ed McBain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956.
He also used the pen names John Abbott, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten, amongst others.
His 87th Precinct novels have become staples of the police procedural genre.