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W.R. Burnett

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born

November 25, 1899 in Springfield, OH, The United States

died

April 25, 1982

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male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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William Riley Burnett (November 25, 1899 April 25, 1982), often credited as W. R. Burnett, was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel, Little Caesar, whose film adaptation is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 327 ratings · 29 reviews · 34 distinct works

	The Asphalt Jungle 3.89 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1949 — 13 editions	My rating:
	High Sierra 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1940 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Little Caesar 3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1929 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Nobody Lives Forever 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1943 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Captain Lightfoot 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Underdog 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions	My rating:
	4 Novels: Little Caesar, The Asphalt Jungle, High Sierra and Vanity Row 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952	My rating:
	Little Men, Big World 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Vanity Row 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1952 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Socrates 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1935	My rating:

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