Thomas Harris
Screenwriter
American author and screenwriter who created the character of Hannibal Lecter. All of his novels were made into films.
He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas and majored in English.
He avoided publicity, granting a rare 1976 interview.
He lived in Florida with his partner Pace Barnes.
His novel The Silence of the Lambs was made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins.