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William Riley Burnett (November 25, 1899 - April 25, 1982), often credited as W. R. Burnett, was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel, Little Caesar, whose film adaptation is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies. Burnett was born in Springfield, Ohio. He left his civil service job there to move to Chicago when he was 28, by which time he had written over a hundred short stories and five novels, all unpublished. In Chicago he found a... full article at wikipedia
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  • Nov 25, 1899
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  • Apr 25, 1982
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  • Dec 21, 1956
  • Jun 11, 1949
  • Jan 21, 1941
  • Oct 23, 1968
  • Jan 9, 1931
  • Nov 1, 1946
  • Apr 9, 1932
  • May 23, 1950
  • Jul 4, 1963
  • May 13, 1942
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