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Jacques Morintell
| Jacques Morintell | |
| Born | John Ball, Jr. July 8, 1911 Schenectady, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | October 15, 1988 (age 77) Encino, California |
| Flourished | 1930s |
Jacques Morintell (b.1911-d.1988) was the semi-professional magician and mystery novel author, John Ball. In the 1930s, he also performed as Howduzi.[1]
Biography
Morintell moved to Milwaukee as a child and after graduation from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, he joined Fortune magazine in 1937 and three years later became an assistant curator of the Hayden Planetarium.
In 1933, while living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2] he contributed an article called "Further Ideas" to the Sphinx in 1937.[3]
As a writer, Ball is best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs introduced in the 1965 book "In the Heat of the Night". It won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier.
Ball died of colon cancer in Encino (California) Hospital.[4]
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