Background
Fish was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied engineering at Case School of Applied Science, where he graduated in 1933.
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Career
His 1963 novel Mute Witness, written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen. Thereafter, he had a successful career in engineering management and consultancy, working in several countries that he later used as settings for his stories. In 1960, while working in Rio de Janeiro, where he had lived for the previous decade, Fish submitted his first short story to Ellery Queen"s Mystery Magazine.
He subsequently wrote over 30 novels and numerous short stories.
In 1963, Fish completed the Jack London-novel The Assassination Bureau, Limited based on the unfinished manuscript with additional notes by London and an ending outline done by London"s wife Charmian shortly before her death in 1955. Robert Fish died in February 1981 at his home in Trumbull, Connecticut.
The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award, sponsored by the author"s estate, has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Mystery Writers of America for the best first short story by an American author
Achievements
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1962 Mystery Writers of America"s Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel: The Fugitive 1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best short story: "Moonlight Gardener", Argosy, December 1971 Two other short stories, "Double Entry" (EQMM, January 1969) and "Hijack" (Playboy, August 1972), were nominated for Edgars in the "best short story" category, but did not win the award.
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February 23, 1981 (aged 68)
Awards
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Edgar Award 1962 Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel: The Fugitive 1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best short story: "Moonlight Gardener", Argosy, December 1971 Two other short stories, "Double Entry" (EQMM, January 1969) and "Hijack" (Playboy, August 1972), were nominated for Edgars in the "best short story" category, but did not win the award.Edgar Award 1962 Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel: The Fugitive 1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best short story: "Moonlight Gardener", Argosy, December 1971 Two other short stories, "Double Entry" (EQMM, January 1969) and "Hijack" (Playboy, August 1972), were nominated for Edgars in the "best short story" category, but did not win the award.