Patricia Highsmith

Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1950 (first novel published) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1955 (the first of the Tom Ripley novels) | Work : None | Prize 1957 (Mystery Writers of America Scroll and Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere,) | Work : None | Prize 1964 (Silver Dagger Award for best crime novel of the year, Crime Writers Association of England) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1966 ("Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction") | Work : None | Prize 1990 (Officer l'Ordre des Arts es des Lettres) | : None | Death by Disease 4 February 1995 (Aplastic anemia and lung cancer, age 74) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Cancer (lung cancer) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Lung | Diagnoses : Psychological | Abuse Alcohol (Alcoholic) | Lifestyle : Home | Expatriate (lived in Europe most of her life) | Passions : Sexuality | Lesbian | Vocation : Writers | Fiction (psychological thrillers) | Vocation : Writers | Textbook/ Non-fiction (book on writing) | Notable : Awards | Vocational award (writing awards)