Jim Thompson
Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Short Story
Born Sep 27, 1906 · Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Active 1956–1977
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Notable works include The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet and The Killer Inside Me From Wikipedia.
Filmography
Paths of Glory (1957) — ScreenplayThe Killing (1956) — DialogueThe Getaway (1972) — NovelThe Grifters (1990) — NovelSerie Noire (1979) — NovelCoup de Torchon (1981) — NovelThe Killer Inside Me (2010) — NovelFarewell, My Lovely (1975) — Mr. GrayleThe Getaway (1994) — NovelAfter Dark, My Sweet (1990) — NovelFallen Angels (1993) — StoryThis World, Then the Fireworks (1997) — Short StoryHit Me (1996) — NovelThe Killer Inside Me (1976) — NovelThe Kill-Off (1989) — NovelPop. 1280 — NovelThe Getaway — Novel