Background
III, Jay Robert Nash was born on November 26, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Jay Robert and Jerrie Lynne (Kosur) N.
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- Author: Lost Natives & Expatriates, 1965, Dillinger: Dead or Alive?, 1970, Hoover and His Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1972, Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the Present, 1973 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1973), On All Fronts, 1974, Hustlers and Con Men: An Anecdotal History of the Confidence Man and his Games, 1976, Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of World-WideDisasters from Ancient Times to the Present, 1976 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1976), Among the Missing, 1978, Last Rites for the Boys, 1979, Murder America: A Social History of Homicide in the UnitedStates from the Revolution to the Present, 1980, Almanac of World Crime, 1981, A Crime Story, 1981, Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Criminals from Elizabethan Times to the Present, 1981, The Innovators, 1981, True Crime Quiz Book, 1981, People to See: A History of Chicago's Makers and Breakers, 1981, The Dark Fountain, 1982, Murder Among the Mighty, 1982, Zanies: A Narrative Encyclopediaof the World's Greatest Eccentrics, 1982, Crime Movie Quiz Book, 1983, The Dillinger Dossier, 1983, Open Files: A Narrative Encyclopedia of the World's Greatest Unsolved Crimes, 1983, The Toughest Movie Quiz Book Ever, 1983, Jay Robert Nash's Crime Chronology: A Worldwide Record, 1900-1983, 1983, The Mafia Diaries, 1984, World Encyclopedia ofTwentieth Century Murder, 1989, World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime, 1989, The Encyclopedia of World Crime, 6 volumes, 1990 (Edgar Allan Poe award Mystery Writers American 1990), Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws, 1992. Author, editor, public: The Motion Picture Guide (12 volunteer encyclopedia), 1986 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1986).
Jay Robert Nash III
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Bachelor in Literature, U. Paris, 1958.
Career
Editor, Milwaukee Literature Times, 1960-1962; editor, Antioch (Illinois) News, 1961-1962; managing editor, American Trade Magazines, Chicago, 1962-1966; editorial director, PRM Corporation, Chicago, 1967; editor in chief, Chicago Land Magazine, 1967-1970; freelance writer, Chicago, since 1970; editor in chief, president, Cine Books, Inc., Chicago, 1984-1986; editor in chief, public, president, Crime Books, Inc., Wilmette, Illinois, since 1987. Editor, public Literature Times (journal of fine arts), Chicago, 1961-1970.
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Author: Lost Natives & Expatriates, 1965, Dillinger: Dead or Alive?, 1970, Hoover and His Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1972, Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the Present, 1973 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1973), On All Fronts, 1974, Hustlers and Con Men: An Anecdotal History of the Confidence Man and his Games, 1976, Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of World-WideDisasters from Ancient Times to the Present, 1976 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1976), Among the Missing, 1978, Last Rites for the Boys, 1979, Murder America: A Social History of Homicide in the UnitedStates from the Revolution to the Present, 1980, Almanac of World Crime, 1981, A Crime Story, 1981, Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Criminals from Elizabethan Times to the Present, 1981, The Innovators, 1981, True Crime Quiz Book, 1981, People to See: A History of Chicago's Makers and Breakers, 1981, The Dark Fountain, 1982, Murder Among the Mighty, 1982, Zanies: A Narrative Encyclopediaof the World's Greatest Eccentrics, 1982, Crime Movie Quiz Book, 1983, The Dillinger Dossier, 1983, Open Files: A Narrative Encyclopedia of the World's Greatest Unsolved Crimes, 1983, The Toughest Movie Quiz Book Ever, 1983, Jay Robert Nash's Crime Chronology: A Worldwide Record, 1900-1983, 1983, The Mafia Diaries, 1984, World Encyclopedia ofTwentieth Century Murder, 1989, World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime, 1989, The Encyclopedia of World Crime, 6 volumes, 1990 (Edgar Allan Poe award Mystery Writers American 1990), Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws, 1992. Author, editor, public: The Motion Picture Guide (12 volunteer encyclopedia), 1986 (American Library Association award for best reference book 1986).
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Membership
Served with Intelligence Service Army of the United States, 1956-1958. Member Authors Guild Inc.
Connections
Married Janice Patricia Schwartz, September 15, 1962 (divorced). Children: Lee Travis, Andrea Lynne. Married Judith Anne Anetsberger, September 10, 1983.
1 child, Jay Robert IV.
