Thomas Harris

It's hard to meet someone who is unfamiliar with such an iconic literary and cinematic character as Hannibal Lecter. But not everyone knows about its creator - writer, journalist and screenwriter Thomas Harris. Although this genius person made a significant contribution to the development of genres such as thriller and detective.

An early biography of Thomas Anthony Harris is stingy with details. It is known that he was born on April 11, 1940 in the American city of Jackson, Tennessee. Being very young, Thomas moved with his parents to Mississippi, where he changed 3 cities of residence - Cleveland, Clarksdale and Rich.

After graduation, the guy entered Baylor University, located in Waco, Texas, where he studied at the Faculty of Philology of English. While studying, Harris realized what he wanted to make a living, and got a job as a reporter for a local newspaper called The Waco Tribune-Herald. The future writer successfully defended his diploma in 1964 (he was 24 years old), after which he went on a trip to European countries.

Few people know that in 1967 the author published a psychological book-guide on transactional analysis that can solve all life's problems. "I'm okay, you're okay" hit the New York Times bestseller list in 1972 and stayed there for almost 2 years. More than 15 million copies have been sold worldwide.

In 1968, Thomas returned to America, choosing New York to live and work. There, he easily found a position at the Associated Press, where he worked for 6 years. These years have not passed without a trace for Harris, he gained invaluable experience of interacting with the world of criminals, murders and crime.

Harris' writing fiction began in 1975, when he published his first novel, Black Sunday. The inspiration was the infamous events that took place in Munich at the 1972 Olympics - 11 Israeli athletes were killed.

The book about Vietnamese Michael Lander, who plans to blow up a giant stadium with terrorist Dahlia during the Super Bowl, immediately became a bestseller. Thanks to his fame and large fees, Thomas was able to afford to continue writing books, abandoning all other part-time jobs. The adaptation of "Black Sunday" took place 2 years after the book was published. The main roles were played by Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern and Martha Keller.

The second novel was released in 1981. The work on "Red Dragon" took more time, but the result was worth it - the whole world got to know such a bright and characteristic villain as Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

This iconic character was a serial killer and cannibal, endowed with a remarkable mind and possessing a subtle psychology. Thanks to this, he repeatedly avoided justice and confused even the smartest detectives. The book, like the debut, became a hit, and Thomas Harris decided to compose a continuation of the story about the genius maniac. "Red Dragon" was filmed twice: in 1986 and 2002.

On the third detective story (and the second about Dr. Lecter), the author worked for 7 long years, since he was very responsible for details. The book became the most popular of the writer's entire bibliography. Silence of the Lambs was a multi-million dollar print that won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 1988.

In this part, a character important for the narrative appeared - a promising student of the FBI Academy named Clarissa Starling, who managed to enter into an equal psychological game with Hannibal.

The film version of the book was released in 1991, directed by Jonathan Demmy, and the talented Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster played the main characters. Each of them received the coveted Oscar award for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director, Screenplay and Film. Thus, "The Silence of the Lambs" became the third film in history, winning in 5 nominations at once.

The next novel about the adventures of Lecter came out only 11 years later and received the simple title "Hannibal". As in his previous work, the writer paid meticulous attention to the smallest details. Even experienced criminologists admired the trilogy about a maniac and confirmed that she helped them with crime investigations more than once. The final part was positively received by literary critics, and the "king of horror" Stephen King said that this is one of the most terrifying books he read.

"Hannibal" was screened by the famous Hollywood director Ridley Scott in 2001. As well as during the work on the past film versions of the novels, the writer took an active part in the filming, acting as a screenwriter and consultant. Instead of Jodie Foster, who turned down work in the sequel, Clarissa was played by another talented actress Julianne Moore.

Thomas Harris signed a contract with literary agent Bant Books to write 2 more detective stories about Dr. Lecter in 2004. Two years later, a novel about the childhood and adolescence (from 6 to 20 years) of the future serial maniac appeared on the shelves of bookstores around the world. The film "Hannibal: Ascent", based on the book, was released in 2007.

Harris wrote the crime series Hannibal, which was released from 2013 to 2015 on the American television channel NBC. The main roles were played by Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen. A total of 3 seasons were released, consisting of 39 episodes.

Little is known about the personal life of the writer and screenwriter, as well as about childhood. He met his future wife named Harriet Thomas at the university, where he entered to study philological sciences and learn the skill of the word.

Soon, the couple had a daughter, Ann, but this did not save the marriage - the young people divorced in 1968, after 7 years of official relations. Harris had no more children. There are very few photos with Thomas and his family on the Internet, for this reason you have to be content with printed facts.

The writer hasn't given an interview since 1976, so it's hard to guess what exactly Harris is doing now.

Under the contract, he must release another work about Lecter, but it is not known if this will happen in 2019 or later. One thing is clear - the book will certainly become a bestseller and will delight many fans of action-packed prose.

1975 - "Black Sunday" 1981 - "Red Dragon" 1988 - "Silence of the Lambs" 1999 - "Hannibal" 2006 - "Hannibal Ascent"

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Thomas Harris Net Worth 2022

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Thomas Harris Net Worth 2018

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