Occupation Novelist Notable works On the Yard (1967) Nationality American Name Malcolm Braly | Period 1960-1979 Role Author Subject prison, incarceration Movies On the Yard | |
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Died April 7, 1980, Roxbury, New York, United States Nominations Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author People also search for Raphael D. Silver, Joan Micklin Silver, Evan A. Lottman Books On the yard, Felony Tank, Shake Him Till He Rattles / It, False Starts: A Memoir of, Shake Him Till He Rattles | ||
Malcolm Braly (July 25, 1925 – April 7, 1980) was an American author born in Portland, Oregon. He spent much of his life in and out of various prisons, including Folsom Prison and San Quentin, before earning recognition as an author after his final release from prison in 1965.
His most acclaimed novel, On the Yard, was first published in 1967, and adapted to film in 1979. His other books include Felony Tank (1961); Shake Him Till He Rattles (1963); It's Cold Out There (1966), his memoir, False Starts: A Memoir of San Quentin and Other Prisons (1976); and his final novel, The Protector (1979).
Braly died of injuries sustained from a traffic accident in Baltimore, Maryland, at 54.
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