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Ellery Queen

Who

Ellery Queen · Arts & Literature

What

Author

When

1905, Brooklyn, New York, United States (joint pen name of cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, both born 1905)

Where

United States

Biography

Ellery Queen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Author

How & why

Ellery Queen was the joint pen name—and fictional detective—of Brooklyn-born cousins Frederic Dannay (born Daniel Nathan, 1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (born Manford Lepofsky, 1905–1971), one of the most important forces in American detective fiction, whose puzzle mysteries and long-running Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine shaped the genre for decades. Both cousins were born to Jewish families and were Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors