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James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory - April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, California) was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction. Full Article
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, tourists come out as a Thai guide prepares to welcome visitors to the Jim Thompson House, once the residence of the American expatriate who revived Thailand�s now booming silk industry after World War II. It's the cloak and dagger stuff,...
View Photo »EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 29: Jim Thompson of Scotland in action during the match between Scotland and Canada during day two of of the IRB Edinburgh Sevens Festival at Murrayfield Stadium on May 29, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
View Photo »MADISON, WI - SEPTEMBER 24: Montee Ball #28 of the Wisconsin Badgers is tackled by Jim Thompson #9 of the South Dakota Coyotes at Camp Randall Stadium on September 24, 2011 in Madison Wisconsin.
View Photo »Wisconsin's Montee Ball (28) runs in for a touchdown against South Dakota's Chris Frierson (7), Aaron Swift, and Jim Thompson, second from right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Madison, Wis.
View Photo »FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Stanley Wrice. Fifteen incarcerated men who claim they were sent to prison by confessions that were beaten, burned and tortured out of them by convicted Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his...
View Photo »In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, tourists come out as a Thai guide prepares to welcome visitors to the Jim Thompson House, once the residence of the American expatriate who revived Thailand�s now booming silk industry after World War II. It's the cloak and dagger stuff,...
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