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Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake

Writer. Born 12 July 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 31 December 2008.

WriterAmerican
4
Titles on Fi1m
80
Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles
1
Oscar nomination
Born
12 July 1933, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
31 December 2008
Active
1967–2025
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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

60708090841960s1 title1970s—1980s—781990s2 titles2000s—2010s—782020s1 title

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m
78Critics

We rate Donald’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2
60 to 792
Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed
3 films, 1 series
Screen time
6 hours of reviewed films
Box office
$57m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards
1 Oscar nomination
Active
1967–2025

Genres

  • Crime4
  • Drama3
  • Thriller2
  • Comedy1
  • Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

The Grifters poster84BestThe Grifters1990Fallen Angels poster72WorstFallen Angels1993

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71960s
81970s
61980s
81990s
52000s
12010s
32020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

  • Nominated1991Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Grifters
Other awards3 won
  • Won2008Gumshoe Awards: Gumshoe Awards
  • Won2004Shamus Award: Shamus Award
  • Won1993Edgar Awards: Edgar Awards

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.