1909 - 1984
Chester Himes American Novelist
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Details
| First Name |
Chester
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| Last Name |
Himes
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| Birthday |
29th July, 1909
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| Birthplace |
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
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| Died |
12th November, 1984
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| Place of Death |
Moraira, Spain
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Novelist
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| Occupation |
Novelist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hardboiled crime fiction, Detective Fiction
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Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include If He Hollers Let Him Go, published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. In 1958, Himes won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
