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Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series ''Spenser: For Hire'' based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also produced. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited by critics and bestselling authors such as Robert Crais, Harlan Coben and Dennis Lehane〔"His Spenser Novels Saved Detective Fiction" by Tom Nolan, ''The Wall Street Journal'' ()〕 as not only influencing their own work but reviving and changing the detective genre.〔"Robert B. Parker left a mark on the detective novel" by Sarah Weinman, ''Los Angeles Times'' ()〕 Parker also wrote 2 other series based on an individual character. He wrote 9 novels based on the character Jesse Stone and 6 novels based on the character Sunny Randall.
==Early life==
Parker was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.〔(Robert B. Parker biography ) from Litweb.net〕 In 1956 Parker married Joan H. Parker, whom he claimed to have met as a toddler at a birthday party. They spent their childhoods in the same neighborhood.
After earning a BA degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Parker served as a soldier in the US Army Infantry in Korea. In 1957, he earned his Master's degree in English literature from Boston University and then worked in advertising and technical writing until 1962.〔 Parker received a PhD in English literature from Boston University in 1971.〔(Author Profile: Robert B. Parker ) from BookReporter.com〕 His dissertation, titled "The Violent Hero, Wilderness Heritage and Urban Reality," discussed the exploits of fictional private-eye heroes created by Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald.〔
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