Patricia Highsmith: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Claire Morgan • Mary Patricia Plangman
Born	January 19, 1921 • Fort Worth • Texas
Died	February 4, 1995 (aged 74) • Locarno • Switzerland
Notable Works	“Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941–1995” • “Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction” • “Ripley Under Ground” • “Ripley Under Water” • “Ripley’s Game” • “Strangers on a Train” • “Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes” • “The Animal-Lover’s Book of Beastly Murder” • “The Black House” • “The Boy Who Followed Ripley” • “The Price of Salt” • “The Talented Mr. Ripley”
Subjects Of Study	writing