LAWRENCE SANDERS
Name: Lawrence Sanders
Born: 15 March 1920
Died: 7 February 1998
Lawrence Sanders (March 15, 1920 - February 7, 1998) was an American novelist.
Lawrence Sanders was born in Brooklyn. After public school he went to Wabash
College where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He returned to New York and
started to work at Macy's Department Store. In 1943 he joined the United States
Marine Corps and was discharged in 1946. Sanders was a former magazine editorial
writer and later turned to a full-time fiction writer. Sanders wrote his first
novel, the Anderson Tapes in 1970 at the age of 50. It deals with a plot by a
group of criminals to rob a luxury apartment building. In 1971, Sanders received
an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel.
Name: Lawrence Sanders
Born: 15 March 1920
Died: 7 February 1998
Lawrence Sanders (March 15, 1920 - February 7, 1998) was an American novelist.
Lawrence Sanders was born in Brooklyn. After public school he went to Wabash
College where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He returned to New York and
started to work at Macy's Department Store. In 1943 he joined the United States
Marine Corps and was discharged in 1946. Sanders was a former magazine editorial
writer and later turned to a full-time fiction writer. Sanders wrote his first
novel, the Anderson Tapes in 1970 at the age of 50. It deals with a plot by a
group of criminals to rob a luxury apartment building. In 1971, Sanders received
an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel.