Patricia Highsmith

Summary

Patricia Highsmith is a human^[1]. She was born in Fort Worth^[2]. She was born on January 19, 1921^[3]. She died in Locarno^[4]. She died on February 4, 1995^[5]. She worked as a writer^[6], novelist^[7], screenwriter^[8], and comics writer^[9]. She ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,151 views/month, #5,772 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth^[2].
• Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno^[4].
• Patricia Highsmith was born on January 19, 1921^[3].
• Patricia Highsmith died on February 4, 1995^[5].
• Burial took place at cimitero di Tegna^[11].
• Patricia Highsmith held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Patricia Highsmith's professions included writer^[6].
• Patricia Highsmith worked as a novelist^[7].
• Patricia Highsmith worked as a screenwriter^[8].
• Patricia Highsmith's professions included comics writer^[9].
• Patricia Highsmith was educated at Barnard College^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is Strangers on a Train^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is The Price of Salt^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is The Blunderer^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is Deep Water^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is A Game for the Living^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Patricia Highsmith is This Sweet Sickness^[19].
• Patricia Highsmith received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[20].
• Patricia Highsmith received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière^[21].
• Patricia Highsmith received the Prix de l'Humour noir^[22].
• Patricia Highsmith received the Lucien Barrière Literary Award^[23].
• Patricia Highsmith's religion is recorded as atheism^[24].
• Patricia Highsmith is recorded as female^[25].
• Patricia Highsmith's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Patricia Highsmith's sexual orientation is recorded as lesbianism^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth^[2]. She was born on January 19, 1921^[3].

Education

Patricia Highsmith was educated at Barnard College^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], novelist^[7], screenwriter^[8], and comics writer^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Strangers on a Train^[14], a literary work^[28]; The Price of Salt^[15], a written work^[29]; The Blunderer^[16], a literary work^[30]; Deep Water^[17], a literary work^[31]; A Game for the Living^[18], a written work^[32]; and This Sweet Sickness^[19], a literary work^[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[20], a grade of an order^[34], in France^[35]; Grand Prix de Littérature Policière^[21], a literary award^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1948^[38]; Prix de l'Humour noir^[22], a literary award^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1954^[41]; and Lucien Barrière Literary Award^[23], a literary award^[42], in France^[43], founded in 1976^[44].

Personal Life

Patricia Highsmith's religion is recorded as atheism^[24].

Death and Burial

Patricia Highsmith died on February 4, 1995^[5]. She died in Locarno^[4]. Recorded cause of death include aplastic anemia^[45] and lung cancer^[46]. Burial took place at cimitero di Tegna^[11].

Why It Matters

Patricia Highsmith ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,151 views/month, #5,772 of 1,000,298).^[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

She has been cited as an influence by Ruth Rendell^[49], a politician^[50], 1930–2015^[51], of United Kingdom^[52], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[53], specialised in literature^[54] and Jonathan Lethem^[55], a writer^[56], b. 1964^[57], of United States^[58], awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction^[59].

Works attributed to her include The Price of Salt^[60], a written work^[61]; The Boy Who Followed Ripley^[62], a written work^[63]; Deep Water^[64], a literary work^[65]; The Cry of the Owl^[66], a written work^[67]; Ripley Under Ground^[68], a literary work^[69]; and Ripley's Game^[70], a written work^[71].

FAQs

Where was Patricia Highsmith born?

Born in Fort Worth^[2], Patricia Highsmith…

Where did Patricia Highsmith die?

Patricia Highsmith passed away in Locarno^[4].

What did Patricia Highsmith do for work?

Patricia Highsmith worked as writer^[6], novelist^[7], screenwriter^[8], and comics writer^[9].

Where did Patricia Highsmith go to school?

Patricia Highsmith was educated at Barnard College^[13].

What awards did Patricia Highsmith receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[20], Grand Prix de Littérature Policière^[21], Prix de l'Humour noir^[22], and Lucien Barrière Literary Award^[23].

Who did Patricia Highsmith influence?

Patricia Highsmith has been cited as an influence by Ruth Rendell^[49] and Jonathan Lethem^[55].