As per our current Database, Ross Thomas has been died on Dec 18, 1995 (age 69).
When Ross Thomas die, Ross Thomas was 69 years old.
Popular As | Ross Thomas |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 69 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Born | February 19, 1926 (Oklahoma City, OK) |
Birthday | February 19 |
Town/City | Oklahoma City, OK |
Nationality | OK |
Ross Thomas’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Ross Thomas was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Crime fiction Writer known for his witty, politically-themed works. Recognized for novels such as Singapore Wink and Voodoo, Ltd., he sometimes wrote under the pseudonym of Oliver Bleeck.
He served in the Philippines during World War II and also worked as a correspondent for the Armed Forces Network.
His first novel, The Cold War Swap, won him the 1967 Edgar Award.
His family lived in Oklahoma City at the time of his birth. He died of lung cancer in the Los Angeles area just weeks shy of his seventieth birthday.
He was the first posthumous recipient of the Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award; Ed McBain was the second.