Paula Gosling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paula Gosling

American writer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Paula Gosling (born 1939) is a United States-born crime writer.
She has lived in the United Kingdom since the 1960s.
In 1957, Gosling graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Following her high school career, she obtained her English degree at Wayne State University, graduating in 1962.
Gosling began her writing career as a copy-writer.
In 1974, she published her first novel, A Running Duck, which won the John Creasey Award for the best first novel of the year.
In 1985, Gosling received the Gold Dagger for her subsequent book, Monkey Puzzle.
She is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. A Running Duck, also published as Fair Game, has been adapted twice into films; once as a Sylvester Stallone vehicle, Cobra, and the second time as a film with Cindy Crawford entitled Fair Game.