About Chris Steinbrunner
Lived 1934 – 1993 (aged 58–59). Chris Steinbrunner was a historian.
Peter Christian Steinbrunner (1934 – 7 July 1993) was an American author, broadcaster and historian specializing in detective film and fiction.
Steinbrunner grew up in Queens, New York, and attended Fordham University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master's degree in sociology.
Following his college years, he was employed at the local New York City television station WOR-TV (later WWOR), becoming its film programming director. He was a long-time member of the Mystery Writers of America, receiving its Edgar Award for co-authoring the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection in 1976.
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Who was Chris Steinbrunner?
American film writer
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Chris Steinbrunner was born in 1934.
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Chris Steinbrunner died on 7 July 1993.
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Chris Steinbrunner was a historian.
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