Ellery Queen
Novelist
The pseudonym of the Daniel Nathan and Manford Lepofsky team of mystery writers, Ellery Queen is also the name of the main character in the Nathan-Lepofsky cousins' novels.
Ellery Queen was created as the result of a 1928 McClure's Magazine writing contest.
The Ellery Queen novels were adapted for the radio.
The Ellery Queen co-authors were born in Brooklyn, New York.
The Ellery Queen books were the inspiration for a television series starring Marian Seldes.