DONALD WESTLAKE

(1933 - 2008) 75

WRITER

Wikipedia Profile

Prolific mystery author Donald Westlake, who had many stories adapted into films and won an Oscar nom for his screenplay for "The Grifters," died Dec. 31 in Mexico. He was 75. Full Article (Variety)

AWARDS

Academy Awards (1 nomination):

• 1990: Adapted Screenplay, The Grifters (Nominee)

Writers Guild of America (1 nomination):

• 1990: Adapted Screenplay, The Grifters (Nominee)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Film:

• Cops and Robbers (1973)
• Hot Stuff (1979)
• Slayground (1983)
• The Stepfather (1987)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Ripley Under Ground (2005)

Literature:

• The Hunter
• The Man with the Getaway Face
• The Score
• The Dame
• Slayground
• Butcher's Moon
• Breakout
• Dirty Money