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The Wit and Wisdom of
John D. MacDonald
John D. MacDonald—born on July 24th, 1916—saw some things in his time. By the age of thirty, MacDonald had attended college, worked in New York City, earned an MBA from Harvard, seen action in the China Burma India Theater during WWII, joined the OSS (the CIA’s predecessor), risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel, received his discharge from the military, moved to Florida, and launched into his writing career. He was, in nearly all facets of life, prolific. Before it was all over, he’d have published more than 60 novels and 500 short stories, written under various names and ranging from westerns to sci-fi adventures to crime classics like The Executioners and, most famously, the twenty-one novels starring Travis McGee. McGee was the author’s most famous creation: the “salvage” man, the knight errant, dissipated resident of a houseboat, The Busted Flush, docked in Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, where many a troubled soul came looking for help from good ol’ Trav. He was the quintessential Swingi
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This website is devoted to John D. MacDonald, author of 78 books, including the famous Travis McGee series. JDM is well-known in mystery fiction writing, especially for his books with Florida as a setting. Most of the current Florida mystery writers acknowledge JDM’s impact on their writing.
Born In Sharon, Pa., MacDonald , as a young boy, wished he had been born a writer, believing that they were a separate "race," marked from birth. By the time he died he had published 78 books, with more than 75 million copies in print. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in business; worked at several menial jobs before earning his MBA from Harvard; married and produced a son; and served in the OSS in India during WW2.
He wrote nearly 500 short stories, and published his first novel ,The Brass Cupcake, in 1950. He continues to earn praise from millions of readers and lasting respect from fellow authors. He was given the Grandmaster Award in 1972 by the Mystery Writers of America; The American Book Award (1980); the Ben Franklin Award (1955);and was Guest of Ho
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John D. MacDonald
American writer (1916–1986)
This article is about the American author. For the British surgeon, see John Denis Macdonald. For the Wisconsin politician, see John D. McDonald (politician).
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the most successful American novelists of his time, MacDonald sold an estimated 70 million books.[1] His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series and his 1957 novel The Executioners, which was filmed twice as Cape Fear, once in 1962 and again in 1991.
Early life
MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, where his father, Eugene Macdonald, worked for the Savage Arms Corporation. The family relocated to Utica, New York in 1926, his father becoming treasurer of the Utica office of Savage Arms. In 1934, MacDonald was given a choice by his father: spend anoth
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