Richard Lipez | |
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Born | Richard Stevenson Lipez (1938-11-30)November 30, 1938 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 83) Becket, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Pen name | Richard Stevenson |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Mystery, Detective fiction, Journalist, Columnist |
Spouse | Hedy Lipez (19??-1989; divorced) Joe Wheaton (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Richard Stevenson Lipez (November 30, 1938 – March 16, 2022), commonly known by his pen name Richard Stevenson, was an American journalist and mystery author, most recently residing in Massachusetts. He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries.
Lipez was openly gay, and married his husband Joe Wheaton in 2004. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 16, 2022, at the age of 83.
Awards
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1993 | Third Man Out | Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery | Finalist | |
1996 | Shock to the System | Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery | Finalist | |
1999 | Strachey’s Folly | Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery | Finalist | |
2011 | Cockeyed | Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery | Finalist | |
TLA Gaybie Award for Best Gay Mystery | Finalist | |||
2012 | Red White Black and Blue | Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery | Winner |
Publications
- Grand Scam, with Peter Stein (1980)
Donald Strachey Mysteries
- Death Trick (1981)
- On the Other Hand, Death (1984)
- Ice Blues (1986)
- Third Man Out (1992)
- Shock to the System (1995)
- Chain of Fools (1996)
- Strachey's Folly (1998)
- Tongue Tied (2003)
- Death Vows (2008)
- The 38 Million Dollar Smile (2009)
- Cockeyed (2010)
- Red White Black and Blue (2011)
- The Last Thing I Saw (2012)
- Why Stop at Vengeance (2015)
- WWW.Dropdead (2016)
- Killer Reunion (2019)
Clifford Waterman
- Knock Off the Hat (2022)
Filmography
- Third Man Out (2005)
- Shock to the System (2006)
- On the Other Hand, Death (2008)
- Ice Blues (2008)
References
- Profile, pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Accessed February 19, 2024.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (March 30, 2022). "Richard Lipez, Who Reimagined the Gay Detective Novel, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- "Richard Lipez". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book.
- Richard Lipez
- "4th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 1992-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- "8th Annual Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary". 2012-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- Antonio, Gonzalez Cerna (1999-07-15). "11th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- "Cockeyed". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced in New York". Lambda Literary. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
External links
- Richard Stevenson at IMDb
- Richard Lipez's book listing as Richard Stevenson at Fantastic Fiction
- Donald Strachey mysteries web page on the MLR Press website
- Biographical notes on Richard Stevenson
- Interview with Richard Stevenson
- 1938 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American mystery writers
- American detective fiction writers
- American gay writers
- Lambda Literary Award winners
- LGBTQ people from Pennsylvania
- People from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
- Novelists from Pennsylvania
- American LGBTQ novelists
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Massachusetts