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John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) [1] was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night , which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an ...
Take a Pair of Private Eyes is a British comedy crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 10 April to 15 May 1966. [1] It was written by Peter O'Donnell, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise. [2]
In the Heat of the Night is a 1965 mystery novel by John Ball set in the community of Wells, South Carolina.The main character is a black police detective named Virgil Tibbs passing through the small town during a time of bigotry and the civil rights movement.
Now calling themselves Joshua Smith and Thaddeus Jones, they find themselves tangling with lawmen, bounty hunters, operatives of the Bannerman Detective Agency (a fictional alias for the Pinkerton Detective Agency), and other nefarious figures. They are forced to rely on Heyes' silver tongue, Curry's fast draw, and occasionally a little help ...
As a deputy sheriff, Horn drew the attention of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency owing to his tracking abilities. Hired by the agency in late 1889 or early 1890, he handled investigations in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Wyoming, and other western states, working out of the Denver office. He became known for his calm-under-pressure ...
Retired detective Craig Robison explained in a new interview how a re-run of ‘The Dating Game’ led to Alcala’s arrest Officer Who Arrested ‘Dating Game Killer’ Says This 1 Thing Is What ...
Lee Greenwood, known for his song "God Bless the U.S.A.," is set to take the stage at the swearing-in. "I am humbled and honored to be asked to perform for our 47th President Donald J. Trump ...
Hannah Marks was born in Los Angeles, [3] the daughter of Robin Marks and Nova Ball, a former actress, and grew up in San Luis Obispo, California. [4] Hannah's maternal grandfather was entrepreneur and musician Ernie Ball, and one of her maternal great-great-grandfathers was composer Ernest Ball.