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Thomas Harris

 
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  • Born: 1940
  • Birthplace: Mississippi

Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. His first novel, Black Sunday, was published in 1975, followed by Red Dragon in 1981, The Silence of the Lambs in 1988 and Hannibal in 1999. All four of his films were made into movies. The Silence of the Lambs was made into a hit film starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in 1991, and brought Oscars to both the stars, as well as to the director, Jonathan Demme. Red Dragon was adapted for film twice, the second time starring Anthony Hopkins in the role he made famous, Hannibal Lecter.

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1988The Silence of the Lambs. Harris's thriller about the FBI's hunt for a serial killer features the diabolical Hannibal Lecter, who has been described as the "best literary villain since Iago." After a popular and critically acclaimed 1991 film adaptation, Harris would produce the sequel, Hannibal, in 1999. The Mississippi-born writer worked as a police reporter in Waco, Texas.

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Thomas Harris

Harris as displayed in Hannibal (1999)
Born April 11, 1940 (1940-04-11) (age 69)
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Occupation novelist, screenwriter
Nationality American
Ethnicity White
Education English Language
Alma mater Baylor University
Writing period 1975-2006
Genres Crime, Horror, Suspense
Notable work(s) Red Dragon
The Silence of the Lambs
Official website

Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American author and screenwriter, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being the multi-Oscar winning The Silence of the Lambs.

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Biography

Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi; he had a difficult childhood, and was regarded as a loner by many of his peers. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he majored in English and graduated in 1964. While in college, he worked as reporter for the local newspaper, the Waco Tribune-Herald, covering the police beat. In 1968, he moved to New York City to work for the Associated Press.

Personal life

Harris is a notorious recluse and rarely, if ever, conducts interviews. He divorced his first and only wife in the late 1960s, and has a daughter from this marriage. Fellow novelist Stephen King has remarked that if writing is tedious for other authors, to Harris it is like "writhing on the floor in agonies of frustration", because, for him, "the very act of writing is a kind of torment".[1] Harris remains close to his mother, Polly, and reportedly calls her every night, no matter where he is, and often discusses particular scenes from his work with her. He currently lives in South Florida with his long-term partner Pace Barnes, a publishing editor.

Bibliography

Films based on Harris' works

Black Sunday
(1977)
Manhunter
(1986, based on Red Dragon)
The Silence of the Lambs
(1991)
Hannibal
(2001)
Red Dragon
(2002, also based on Red Dragon)
Hannibal Rising
(2007)

References

  1. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/nov/19/fiction.thomasharris

External links

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Thomas Harris' Hannibal series
Novels
Red Dragon (1981) · The Silence of the Lambs (1988) · Hannibal (1999) · Hannibal Rising (2006)
Films
Manhunter (1986) · The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Hannibal (2001) · Red Dragon (2002) · Hannibal Rising (2007)
Characters

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