Awards & Winners

Joe Gores

Date of Birth 25-December-1931
Place of Birth Rochester
(Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America, Area code 507)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Joseph Nicholas Gores
Profession Writer, Novelist
Joe Gores was an American mystery writer. He was known best for his novels and short stories set in San Francisco and featuring the fictional "Dan Kearney and Associates" private investigation firm specializing in repossessing cars, a thinly veiled escalation of his own experiences as a confidential sleuth and repo man. Gores was also recognized for his novels Hammett, Spade & Archer and his Edgar Award-winning or -nominated works, such as A Time of Predators, 32 Cadillacs and Come Morning.

Awards by Joe Gores

Check all the awards nominated and won by Joe Gores.

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel 32 Cadillacs

1987


Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Novel Come Morning

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay Seven Dead Eyes

1976


Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay
Honored for : No Immunity for Murder
(Series: Kojak)

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay No Immunity for Murder
Series: Kojak

1974


Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Short Story The O'Bannon Blarney File

1970


Edgar Award for Best Short Story
Honored for : Goodbye, Pops
Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author
Honored for : A Time of Predators

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author A Time of Predators
Edgar Award for Best Short Story Goodbye, Pops