Authors who died on July 6

Take a focused look at the authors who passed away on July 6. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 2005 Evan Hunter

  Evan Hunter was an acclaimed American author and screenwriter, best known for his crime fiction and for writing under the pen name Ed McBain. [bio]

• 2005 Ed McBain

  Ed McBain (pseudonym of Evan Hunter) was a renowned American crime fiction writer who significantly influenced the police procedural genre.