"Jim Thompson"@en . "1906Z"^^ . . . "American writer" . "1977-04-07Z"^^ . . "Thompson, Jim"@en . . "1977Z"^^ . . . "1977-02-09Z"^^ . . "James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 \u2013 April 7, 1977) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice, notably by Anthony Boucher in The New York Times, he was little-recognized in his lifetime."@en . . . "1906-09-27Z"^^ . . . .