Day Keene

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Gunard Hjertstedt
Born(1904-03-28)March 28, 1904
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 9, 1969(1969-01-09) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California
Pen nameDay Keene
OccupationNovelist, Short Story Writer
NationalityAmerican
Genre Crime fiction, Mystery fiction
Notable worksFramed in Guilt (1949), Home Is the Sailor (1952)

Gunard Hjertstedt (March 28, 1904 - January 9, 1969), better known by pen name Day Keene, was an American novelist, short story writer and radio and television scriptwriter. Keene wrote over 50 novels and was the head writer for radio soap operas Little Orphan Annie and Kitty Keene, Inc. Several of his novels were adapted into movies, including Joy House (MGM, 1964) and Chautauqua, released as The Trouble with Girls (MGM, 1969). [1]

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References

  1. Ellroy, James; Penzler, Otto, eds. (2010). The Best American Noir of the Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   978-0-547-57744-9.
  2. Kevin Burton Smith, "Day Keene," The Thrilling Detective Website, retrieved February 5, 2018.