Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margolin

Infobox Writer
name = Phillip Margolin
birthdate = 1944
birthplace = New York City, New York
occupation = Novelist
nationality = USA
genre = Legal thriller
website = http://www.phillipmargolin.com/

Phillip Margolin (born in 1944 in New York, New York) is a writer of legal thrillers.

Biography

Phillip Margolin was born in New York City in 1944. [http://www.crimezone.nl/magazine/article.php?articleID=62 Crimezone interview from 2004 (in Dutch)] ] After receiving a B.A. in Government in 1965, he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia until 1967. [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=1066615#interview Barnes and Noble interview from 2003] ] He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1970 [ [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writer.asp?z=y&cid=1066615 Barnes and Noble page] ] , and has worked for 25 years as a criminal defense attorney, an occupation of choice inspired by the "Perry Mason" books. He started to work in 1970 at the Oregon Court of Appeals. [ [http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/authormonth/0303margolin/margolin-phillip.asp Authorsontheweb page on Margolin] ]

He published his first story, "The Girl in the Yellow Bikini", in 1974, and became a full-time writer in 1996. He has written 12 books as of January 2007. He lists as his favourite writer Joseph Conrad, and among his favourite books "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy and "Stone City" by Mitchell Smith.

Philip Margolin was married to Doreen Stamm in 1968. They had two children, Ami and Daniel. Doreen, also a defense attorney, passed away from cancer in January 2007.

Phillip Margolin is also the president of "Chess for Success", a non-profit organisation aimed at children to help them by learning chess. [http://www.chessforsuccess.org] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_for_Success]

Bibliography

Awards and recognitions

* 1978: nominated for an Edgar Award for best original paperback by the Mystery Writers of America for "Heartstone"
* 1999: the short story "The Jailhouse Lawyer" is published in the 1999 edition of "The Best American Mystery Stories"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.phillipmargolin.com/ His homepage]
* [http://www.harpercanada.com/global_scripts/product_catalog/author_xml.asp?authorid=14923 Author page at his publisher HarperCollins]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546764/ IMDb page]


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