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Born | Richard Stockton Forrest May 8, 1932 |
Died | March 14, 2005
Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 72)
Occupation | Author |
Known for | Mystery novels |
Spouse(s) | Mary Bolan (d. 1996), Patricia Hale Forrest |
Children | 6, including Katherine Forrest; 2 stepchildren |
Richard Stockton Forrest (May 8, 1932 – March 14, 2005) was an American mystery and suspense novelist and short story author. [1] [2]
Forrest was born in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Although his family moved frequently, he spent most of his childhood living in New Jersey, graduating from Ridgewood High School in 1950. He studied in the New York Dramatic Workshop in 1950 under the German director Erwin Piscator. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in various locations in the United States. He was discharged in 1954.[ citation needed]
While writing plays and novels at night, he worked in the title insurance industry from 1958 to 1972, when he left his position to become a full-time writer.[ citation needed] His first novel, Who Killed Mr. Garland's Mistress, was published in 1974 and was nominated for an Edgar Award. [3] [4] His family received food stamps in the late 1970s and were briefly homeless. [5]
In addition to the U.S., Forrest's novels and short stories were published in the U.K., Japan, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, and Sweden. [6]
Forrest was married twice, to Mary Bolan, a geriatric nurse who died in 1996, and to Patricia Hale Forrest. He had six children, including Katherine Forrest, a lawyer and former United States district judge, [5] and two stepchildren, and lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. He died in 2005. [6] His collected papers are stored in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. [7]
The Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mystery Series comprises 10 novels set in a small town called Murphysville, Connecticut. Lyon Wentworth and his wife, Bea Wentworth, a state senator, team up with Police Chief Rocco Herbert, Lyon's wartime buddy, to unravel a variety of murder mysteries. [8] Lyon writes children's books and is a hot air balloonist. [9] The New York Times Book Review called the first book in the series, A Child's Garden of Death, [10] "a curiously absorbing book, and a compassionate one." [11]
Forrest wrote three novels for youth and low fluency adults as part of "The Thumbprint Mysteries" series, all featuring Diff James, a mute woodsman with an uncanny ability to understand animals.
Richard S. Forrest | |
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Born | Richard Stockton Forrest May 8, 1932 |
Died | March 14, 2005
Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 72)
Occupation | Author |
Known for | Mystery novels |
Spouse(s) | Mary Bolan (d. 1996), Patricia Hale Forrest |
Children | 6, including Katherine Forrest; 2 stepchildren |
Richard Stockton Forrest (May 8, 1932 – March 14, 2005) was an American mystery and suspense novelist and short story author. [1] [2]
Forrest was born in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Although his family moved frequently, he spent most of his childhood living in New Jersey, graduating from Ridgewood High School in 1950. He studied in the New York Dramatic Workshop in 1950 under the German director Erwin Piscator. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in various locations in the United States. He was discharged in 1954.[ citation needed]
While writing plays and novels at night, he worked in the title insurance industry from 1958 to 1972, when he left his position to become a full-time writer.[ citation needed] His first novel, Who Killed Mr. Garland's Mistress, was published in 1974 and was nominated for an Edgar Award. [3] [4] His family received food stamps in the late 1970s and were briefly homeless. [5]
In addition to the U.S., Forrest's novels and short stories were published in the U.K., Japan, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, and Sweden. [6]
Forrest was married twice, to Mary Bolan, a geriatric nurse who died in 1996, and to Patricia Hale Forrest. He had six children, including Katherine Forrest, a lawyer and former United States district judge, [5] and two stepchildren, and lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. He died in 2005. [6] His collected papers are stored in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. [7]
The Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mystery Series comprises 10 novels set in a small town called Murphysville, Connecticut. Lyon Wentworth and his wife, Bea Wentworth, a state senator, team up with Police Chief Rocco Herbert, Lyon's wartime buddy, to unravel a variety of murder mysteries. [8] Lyon writes children's books and is a hot air balloonist. [9] The New York Times Book Review called the first book in the series, A Child's Garden of Death, [10] "a curiously absorbing book, and a compassionate one." [11]
Forrest wrote three novels for youth and low fluency adults as part of "The Thumbprint Mysteries" series, all featuring Diff James, a mute woodsman with an uncanny ability to understand animals.