Richard Burke was born in 1886. As well as being a novelist, Burke worked for the Daily Times in Santa Maria, California for many years. He was also a theatrical photographer, a Shakespearean actor, and a world traveler. He published ten mystery novels with six different publishers between 1940 and 1948. Five of the ten books featured a Broadway private detective named Quinny Hite, an ex-cop noted for wearing a derby while on the job. The first case that Hite solved, The Dead Take No Bows, was the basis for Dressed to Kill, one of a series of Michael Shayne movies that starred Lloyd Nolan in the 1940s. Burke died on the job as a typesetter for the Santa Barbara News Press at the age of 76, having worked for more than 60 newspapers over the years.
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1962 |
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