Ross MacDonald
- January 4, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ross MacDonald |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 13, 1915(1915-12-13) |
| Age | 109 |
| Date Of Death | July 11, 1983, Santa Barbara, CA |
| Birthplace | Los Gatos |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | California |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Ross MacDonald Biography
| Name | Ross MacDonald |
| Birthday | Dec 13 |
| Birth Year | 1915 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Gatos |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Spouse | Margaret Millar |
Ross MacDonald is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 13, 1915 in Los Gatos, California, United States. An American-Canadian writer of hardboiled detective novels, he is most famous for his Private Eye Lew Archer books. The first novel in the series, The Moving Target, was published in 1949.
He has been called the heir to Dashell Hammett.
Millar began his career writing stories for pulp magazines and used his real name for his first four novels. Of these he completed the last, The Dark Tunnel, in 1944. After serving at sea as a naval communications officer from 1944 to 1946, Millar returned to Michigan, where he obtained his Ph.D. degree in literature.
Macdonald first introduced the tough but humane private eye Lew Archer in the 1946 short story “Find the Woman” (credited then to “Ken Millar”). A full- length novel featuring him, The Moving Target, followed in 1949 and was the first in a series of eighteen. Macdonald mentions in the foreword to the Archer in Hollywood omnibus that his detective derives his name from Sam Spade’s partner, Miles Archer, and from Lew(is) Wallace, author of Ben-Hur, though he was patterned on Philip Marlowe.
He married Margaret Sturm in 1938; they later had a daughter.
Ross MacDonald Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ross MacDonald is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ross MacDonald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He attended the University of Michigan and earned a Phi Beta Kappa key as well as a Ph.D. in literature.
His real name was Kenneth Millar. He wrote under numerous pen names, including John MacDonald and Ross MacDonald.
Millar was born in Los Gatos, California, and raised in his Canadian parents’ native Kitchener, Ontario, where he started college. When his father abandoned his family unexpectedly, Macdonald lived with his mother and various relatives, moving several times by his 16th year. In Canada, he met and married Margaret Sturm in 1938. They had a daughter, Linda, who died in 1970.
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Ross Macdonald is the main pseudonym that was used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (/ˈ m ɪ l ər / ; 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.
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Ross Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ross MacDonald celebrates birthday on December 13 of every year.