Death of Evan Hunter/Ed McBain

Edisto · Post by **Edisto** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:25 am

According to the morning papers, Hunter died yesterday at his home in Connecticut. He was 78 and suffered from throat cancer. While I enjoyed his books very much, his take on Lizzie was, IMHO, a tad overfanciful. His real name was Salvatore Albert Lombino (which I think is a lot nicer name than the featureless "Evan Hunter"). He was an incredibly prolific writer, having penned more than 50 books. His work included "The Blackboard Jungle" and the Hitchcock screen treatment of "The Birds," which was based on a Daphne du Maurier story. At his death, he had one more Ed McBain 87th Precinct novel in the pipeline. It's to be published in the fall. Sic transit gloria mundi... He'll be missed.

diana · Post by **diana** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:57 pm

Yes, he will be missed. He pleased many readers for a long time.

Here's the link to an interview with him on the LAB site regarding Lizzie --

http://www.lizzieandrewborden.com/Write ... Hunter.htm

Liz Crouthers · Post by **Liz Crouthers** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:37 pm

YEs, he will be missed. Even though I didn't care much for his books.

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:58 pm

Thanks for posting this, Edisto. I hadn't heard he had died. I'm probably one of the few that enjoyed his fictional "Lizzie" book. At least with fiction, it gives you an idea of how a person might have been. We have so little on her. I'm glad you got an interview with him, Stef, when you did.