Thomas Harris

Birth Name:

Thomas Harris

Birth Place:

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Profession

Writer

Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Bram Stoker Awards
Was nominated for a USC Scripter Award in 1992 for "The Silence of the Lambs" along with Ted Tally
Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2003
Graduated from Baylor University in 1964 with a degree in English
Began his career as a writer as a reporter for a local newspaper in college
His suspense novels "Red Dragon," "The Silence of the Lambs," "Hannibal" and "Hannibal Rising" were all made into movies
Is best known for his work as the creator of the character Hannibal Lecter
Relocated to New York City in the early '70s to work with the Associated Press before starting work on his first novel, Black Sunday
A cooking enthusiast, he has taken courses at Le Cordon Blue
An intensely private man, he has not given a public interview since 1976

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