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Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films.
Edward Bunker (1933-2005) was an American actor and writer who appeared in films like Reservoir Dogs and Runaway Train. He also wrote novels based on his experiences as a criminal, such as No Beast So Fierce and Animal Factory.
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Jul 27, 2005 · BURBANK, Calif., July 26 - Edward Bunker, a former convict who learned to write in prison before becoming well known as a crime novelist, died here on July 19. He was 71.
Edward Bunker, the ex-con turned literary icon whose hard-edged crime novels reflected the equally hard edges of a life that included nearly two decades as an inmate in some of the country’s...
Edward Bunker was an actor and writer who had a violent criminal past. He was the inspiration for Jon Voight's character in Heat (1995) and worked with Danny Trejo in several films.
- December 31, 1933
- July 19, 2005
Edward Bunker knows the criminal world with an immediacy that other crime writers can only dream about. For nearly thirty years, beginning at the age of eleven, Bunker was in and out of state and federal correctional facilities.
Jul 27, 2005 · Edward Bunker died Tuesday at age 71 of complications from diabetes. He went to San Quentin prison at age 17 and was their youngest inmate.
