Frank Kane (author)

Frank Kane
Born(1912-07-19)July 19, 1912
Brooklyn, New York City
DiedNovember 29, 1968(1968-11-29) (aged 56)
Manhasset, New York
OccupationWriter (novelist)
Writing career
Pen nameFrank Boyd
Period20th century
GenreFiction

Frank Kane (July 19, 1912 – November 29, 1968) was an American author of detective fiction.

Biography

Kane was brought up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended St. John's Law School but had to leave his studies to support his spouse and newborn child.[1] He graduated from City College of New York.[2] He worked as a columnist for The New York Press, as a letterer for the New York Trade Newspapers Corporation, for the New York Journal of Commerce, and in public relations, particularly as an advocate for the liquor industry. After World War II, he was a freelance writer, later working in radio, where he introduced movie stars, and in television.[3]

Kane wrote for productions of The Shadow, Gang Busters, Counter Spy, The Fat Man, Casey, Crime Photographer, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, The Lawless Twenties, Nick Carter, Master Detective, and for the Coast Guard documentary You Have To Go Out. He created Call the Police for Lever Brothers and Claim Agent for NBC. From the 1940s through the 1960s, he wrote close to 40 novels (mostly centered around the character Johnny Liddell). He also wrote numerous short stories for crime magazines such as Manhunt, The Saint Detective Magazine, Private Eye, and Pursuit.[3] His paperback novels about Liddell were reported to have sold more than 30 million copies and to have been translated into 17 languages.[2]

He spent much of his in Hollywood, writing television dramas for the shows Special Agent 7 and The Investigators.[3] He also wrote at least two dozen episodes of the television series Mike Hammer.[1]

In 1960, his novel Key Witness was made into a feature film.

Personal life and death

Kane and his wife, Ann, had three daughters. He died of a heart attack on November 29, 1968, in his home in Manhasset, Long Island, aged 56.[2]

Works

Credits Title Year Comment
Frank KaneAbout Face1947
Frank KaneDeath About Face-reprint of About Face
Frank KaneThe Fatal Foursome-reprint of About Face
Frank KaneGreen Light For Death1949
Frank KaneSlay Ride1950
Frank KaneBullet Proof1951
Frank KaneDead Weight1951
Frank KaneBare Trap1952
Frank KanePoisons Unknown1953
Frank KaneGrave Danger1954
Frank KaneRed Hot Ice1955
Frank KaneJohnny Liddell's Morgue1956
Frank KaneKey Witness1956
Frank KaneA Real Gone Guy1956
Frank KaneJuke Box King1957
Frank KaneThe Living End1957
Frank KaneLiz1958
Frank KaneSyndicate Girl1958
Frank KaneTrigger Mortis1958
Frank KaneThe Line-Up1959
Frank KaneTrial By Fear1959
Frank BoydThe Flesh Peddlers1959
Frank KaneA Short Bier1960
Frank KaneTime To Prey1960
Frank BoydJohnny Staccato1960based on the television series of the same name
Frank KaneDue Or Die1961
Frank KaneThe Mourning After1961
Frank KaneStacked Deck1961
Frank KaneThe Conspirators1962
Frank KaneCrime Of Their Live1962
Frank KaneDead Rite1962
Frank KaneHearse Class Male1963
Frank KaneJohnny Come Lately1963
Frank KaneRing-A-Ding-Ding1963
Frank KaneBarely Seen1964
Frank KaneFatal Undertaking1964
Frank KaneFinal Curtain1964
Frank KaneThe Guilt-Edged Frame1964
Frank KaneEsprit De Corpse1965
Frank KaneTwo To Tangle1965
Frank KaneMaid In Paris1966
Frank KaneMargin For Terror1967

Source:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ellet, Ryan (2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 112. ISBN 9781476665931.
  2. 1 2 3 "Frank Kane Dies; Wrote Mysteries: Creator of Johnny Liddell Stories — Worked on TV". The New York Times. December 1, 1968. p. 86.
  3. 1 2 3 Fox, Maura (28 March 2021). "Frank Kane". Thrilling Detectives.
  4. ↑ "Author - Frank Kane". Author and Book Info.
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