Vincent Patrick’s Followers (4)

Vincent Patrick

Born

in The Bronx, New York City, The United States

January 19, 1935

Died

October 06, 2023

Genre

Fiction, Crime

edit data

Vincent Francis Patrick was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote the cult crime novels "The Pope of Greenwich Village" and "Family Business" and adapted both novels for the screen.

Patrick was born in the Bronx, the second of three children. He dropped out of Cardinal Hayes High School, married his wife in 1954, with whom he had two children, and began selling Bibles door-to-door. Patrick found the job dishonest, so he returned to his studies, earning a high school diploma and graduated from New York University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Patrick abandoned the profession in his mid-30s to take up writing.

He also co-wrote the screenplay "The Devil's Own" (1996) and wrote uncredited early treatments for films including "B ...more

Combine Editions
Vincent Patrick’s books

Average rating: 3.75 · 360 ratings · 42 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Pope of Greenwich Village 3.96 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 1979 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke Screen: A Novel 3.19 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Business 3.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke Screen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evolution equation models for the advective transport during spring and the fasting physiology during winter of age-0 Pacific herring in Prince ... I of the Sound Ecosystem Assessment program 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Vincent Patrick…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Mystery/Thriller ...: june 2011 - sandi	5	24	Jul 02, 2011 04:42AM
Readers and Reading: June 2011 reads	18	39	Jul 30, 2011 05:43AM

Vincent Patrick’s Followers (4)

Vincent Patrick

Combine EditionsVincent Patrick’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Vincent Patrick’s books