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US crime novelist Ed McBain has died of cancer at the age of 78.
Although best known for his novels, McBain also produced plays and screenplays, such as that for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Born Salvatore Lombino, he changed his name to Evan Hunter but went under the pseudonym of Ed McBain and was responsible for over 100 novels, plays and screenplays.
He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002 and was treated, but the disease recurred and he finally lost the struggle on Wednesday at his Conneticut home, reports BBC News.
McBain's last novel, Learning to Kill, will be published later this year.
Although best known for his novels, McBain also produced plays and screenplays, such as that for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Born Salvatore Lombino, he changed his name to Evan Hunter but went under the pseudonym of Ed McBain and was responsible for over 100 novels, plays and screenplays.
He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002 and was treated, but the disease recurred and he finally lost the struggle on Wednesday at his Conneticut home, reports BBC News.
McBain's last novel, Learning to Kill, will be published later this year.
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