Thomas Harris Biography (1940-)

Born 1940, in Jackson, MS (some sources say TN); son of William Thomas (an electrical engineer and farmer) and Polly (a high school teacher) Harris; married Harriet (divorced, mid-1960s); children: Anne. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office:c/o Saint Martin's Press, 175 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010; Random House, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Novelist
Birth Details
1940
Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

  • WRITINGS
  • Novels
  • Black Sunday, Putnam, 1975
  • Red Dragon, Putnam, 1981
  • Silence of the Lambs, St. Martin's Press, 1988
  • Hannibal, Delacorte, 1999

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • Black Sunday was adapted and filmed by John Frankenheimer and released by Paramount, 1977; Red Dragon was adapted for film as Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter) by Michael Mann and released by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986; Silence of the Lambs was adapted and filmed by Jonathon Demme and released byOrion, 1991; Hannibal was adapted for film and released by MCA/Universal in 2001; Red Dragon was adapted for film and released by MCA/Universal in 2002.
OTHER SOURCES
    Books
    • A Dark Night's Dreaming: Contemporary American Horror Fiction, University of South Carolina Press, 1996
    • It's a Print!: Detective Fiction from Page to Screen, Popular Press, 1994
    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, May 7, 1999, p. 22
    • Journal of American Culture, spring, 1995
    • Los Angeles Times Book Review, July 17, 1988
    • Newsweek, June 7, 1999, p. 72
    • New York Times, August 15, 1988; March 25, 1990; June 13, 1999;
    • Notes on Contemporary Literature, January, 1995
    • Times (London), May 25, 1991
    • Tribune Books (Chicago), August 14, 1988
    • Washington Post Book World, August 21, 1988; May 21, 1989