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    Early life

    James Patterson was born on March 22, 1947, in Newburgh, New York, the son of Isabelle (née Morris), a homemaker and teacher, and Charles Patterson, an insurance broker. The family was working-class and o… See more

    Career

    Patterson was a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt when he took a job as an advertising executive at J. Walter Thompson. After Patterson retired from advertising in 1996, he devoted his time to writing. Pat… See more

    Reception

    Patterson has been criticized for co-authoring many of his books and for being more of a brand that focuses on making money than an artist who focuses on his craft.
    In an intervi… See more

    Personal life

    Patterson and his wife, Susan, live in Palm Beach, Florida in Palm Beach County, Florida. They have a son, Jack, who was born February 8, 1998.
    In 2015, Patterson established the James Patterson … See more

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