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Marc C. Olden | |
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| Born | Marc Clarence Morse December 25, 1933 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2003 (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Genres | Crime fiction, Hardboiled, Mystery, Thriller |
Marc Clarence Olden (December 25, 1933 – September 5, 2003) was an American author of mystery and suspense.
Marc Clarence Morse was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His biological father's surname was Morse. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, both African-Americans, actress and model Courtenaye Lina Macbeth (1917–2015) and graphic designer Georg Olden (1920–1975). After Georg was hired as art director for CBS, the Oldens moved to New York City. Olden graduated from Queens College.
Marc Olden started his writing career with two works of non-fiction — a biography of Angela Davis and a study of cocaine in 1970s New York — before turning to the fiction genres of thriller and suspense. Under the pen name Robert Hawkes, Olden began writing the Narc series, which follows a policeman on a counterdrug task force.[unreliable source?]
(As Robert Hawkes)
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