Mickey Spillane

Biography

Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film The Girl Hunters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mickey Spillane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

1955Nominee

Best Writing

Kiss Me Deadly

1982Nominee

Best Writing

I, the Jury

1995Nominee

Best Performance

Mommy

Career Highlights

1967Highlight

Best Writing

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı

1989Highlight

Best Writing

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

Video

TrailerKISS ME DEADLY Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection

Kiss Me Deadly

TrailerI, The Jury (1982) (Theatrical Trailer)

I, the Jury