Farris had assisted in the rejuvenation of the horror novel with When Michael Calls, published in 1967. His first wife, Kathleen,(deceased) was the mother of Julie Marie, John and Jeff Farris his second wife, Mary Ann Pasante, is the mother of Peter John (P.J.) Farris.īeginning with his first publication at age 19, The Corpse Next door, From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Farris published twelve novels, including a series of hardboiled crime novels under the pseudonym 'Steve Brackeen.' Farris's early "Harrison High" novels were a major influence on Stephen King. Raised in Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis and attended Southwestern College (now Rhodes College), also in Memphis.
He is also known largely for his work in the southern Gothic genre.įarris was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents John Linder Farris (1909–1982) and Eleanor Carter Farris (1905–1984).
John Lee Farris (born July 26, 1936) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright (with occasional short stories and poetry) who first achieved best-seller status at age twenty-three and is most famous as the author of The Fury (Playboy Press, 1976).
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