Stanley Bernard Ellin (October 6, 1916 – July 31, 1986) was an American mystery writer. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. He garnered a love for reading at a young age with an interest in works by the likes of Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and Edgar Allan Poe. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Ellin was educated at Brooklyn College and received a B. Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn New York. A. in 1936. He married Jean Michael in 1937; they had one daughter, Sue Ellin.
Ellin worked as a steel worker, diary farmer, and teacher before serving in the US Army in 1944-1945 during World War II. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After his brief tenure in the Army, at the insistence of his wife, Ellin began writing full-time. In May of 1948, one of Ellin's most famous short stories, "The Specialty of the House", appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is a monthly Digest size fiction magazine specializing in Crime fiction, particularly Detective fiction.
In the years to come, Ellin's fame as an author and wonderful short story writer grew. He was awarded three Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Edgar Award). The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. His first Edgar was for the short story "The House Party" in 1954, then for the short story "The Blessington Method" in 1956, and his third for the novel The Eighth Circle in 1959. Several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents were based on Ellin short stories, and his novels Dreadful Summit, House of Cards, and The Bind were adapted into feature films. Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an Anthology Television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock.
Ellin was a long-time member and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. In 1981, he was awarded with the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. Ellin died of a heart attack in Brooklyn, New York on July 31, 1986.
Selected Works
Dreadful Summit, 1948
The Specialty of the House (story) 1948
The House Party (story) 1954
The Blessington Method (story) 1956
The Eighth Circle, 1958
The Winter After This Summer, 1960
The Panama Portrait, 1962
The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales, 1965
The House of Cards, 1967
The Valentine Estate, 1968
The Bind, 1970
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 1972
Stronghold, 1975
Kindly Dig Your Grave (story collection), 1975
The Luxemburg Run, 1977
Star Light, Star Bright, 1979
The Specialty of the House and Other Stories 1948-1972, 1979
The Dark Fantastic, 1983
Very Old Money, 1984
External Links
- [3]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254124/, Internet Movie Database
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