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Anthony Boucher

1911 - 1968

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William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio dramas. Between 1942 and 1947, he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition to "Anthony Boucher", White also employed the pseudonym "H. H. Holmes", which was the pseudonym of a late-19th-century American serial killer; Boucher would also write light verse and sign it "Herman W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Boucher has received more than 159,495 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Boucher is the 5,918th most popular writer, the 11,622nd most popular biography from United States and the 871st most popular American Writer.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anthony Boucher ranks 5,918 out of 5,755. Before him are J. P. Donleavy, Robert Henryson, David Foenkinos, Arkady Babchenko, Johanna Sinisalo, and Shan Sa. After him are Peter Stamm, Jasper Fforde, Amory Lovins, Robert Hunter, Sarah Winnemucca, and Masih Alinejad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Anthony Boucher ranks 352. Before him are Joseph Pevney, Maribel Vinson, Vaughn Monroe, Joe Fortenberry, Jean Muir, and Fe del Mundo. After him are Ben Alexander, Gail Patrick, Martin Gabel, George Borg Olivier, Roman Totenberg, and Zubeida. Among people deceased in 1968, Anthony Boucher ranks 229. Before him are Frankie Lymon, Horace Gould, Virginia Valli, Virginia Weidler, Paul Radmilovic, and Dennis O'Keefe. After him are Fred Clark, Bea Benaderet, J. L. B. Smith, Tommy Noonan, George Constantine, and Lee Tracy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Boucher ranks 11,622 out of 18,182. Before him are Virgil Hill (1964), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Greg Evigan (1953), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Robert Strauss (1913), and Steve Howey (1977). After him are Nick Wechsler (1978), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Chelsea Manning (1987), Pamela Adlon (1966), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), and Henry M. Jackson (1912).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Anthony Boucher ranks 871. Before him are Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Mitch Albom (1958), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Philip Freneau (1752), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), and J. P. Donleavy (1926). After him are Amory Lovins (1947), Robert Hunter (1941), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Emma Willard (1787), and Russell Simmons (1957).

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