Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter
Died when: 78 years 264 days (944 months)Star Sign: Libra

Evan Hunter (October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author and screenwriter who also wrote under a number of pen names, most notably Ed McBain, used for most of his crime fiction.
Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952; 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.
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