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Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark; December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African-American writer of urban fiction. [1] His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg Slim . Early life and family
Died: Donald Goines, 37, African-American writer of urban fiction, and his common-law wife, Shirley Sailor, were murdered in their apartment in Highland Park, Michigan. The murders remain unsolved. The murders remain unsolved.
Donald Goines: Highland Park: 1974-10-21: 2: Author of urban fiction murdered with his common-law wife in their apartment: Ann Arbor Hospital murders: Ann Arbor: 1975: 10: Murders of 10 patients by intravenous administration of curare drug at VA hospital by nurses Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez. [4] [2] Livernois–Fenkell riot: Detroit ...
Donald Goines became a bestselling author by writing about the life he knew as a pimp, prisoner, con man, armed robber, heroin addict and dropout.
Daddy Cool was published in 1974, the year of Goines' death, along with five of his other novels. In 1984, Daddy Cool was turned into a graphic novel, with text by comics veteran Don Glut and illustrations by Filipino artist Alfredo Alcala. However, it was released under Goines' name, making it the first graphic novel released under an African ...
Author Donald Goines acknowledged the strong influence of Beck's Pimp when he created his urban fiction set in a black milieu. Goines was also published by Bentley Morris of Holloway House. [5] Peter A. Muckley published Iceberg Slim: The Life as Art (2003), a critical study of the fiction of Iceberg Slim. [27]
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
Donald Sutherland died at age 88 on Thursday, June 20, and fellow celebrities are paying their respects to the legendary actor. CAA confirmed in a statement to Deadline that The Hunger Games star ...