- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMartin William Smith
- Nicknames
- Ted Irish
- Dr. Emile Korngold
- Sol Roman
- Martin Quinn
- Nick Carter
- Jake Logan
- Simon Quinn
- Martin Smith
- Martin Cruz Smith was born on November 3, 1942 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Gorky Park (1983), Nightwing (1979) and The Art of Crime (1975). He was married to Emily Stanton Arnold. He died on July 11, 2025 in San Rafael, California, USA.
- SpouseEmily Stanton Arnold(June 15, 1968 - July 11, 2025) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenSamuel Kip SmithLuisa Cruz SmithEllen Irish Smith (Branco)
- ParentsJohn Calhoun Smith Jr.Louise M Lopez
- RelativesJohn Calhoun Smith III(Sibling)Ida Beatrice Smith (Golden)(Sibling)
- Spent two weeks in the Soviet Union in 1973 researching for his novel Gorky Park (1981), his most important book.
- In 1977, Smith legally changed his middle name to Cruz, his maternal grandmother's first name.
- Father John Calhoun Smith was a jazz musician, mother Louise Lopez was an American Indian of Pueblo descent, jazz singer, teacher, Amerindian rights militant and Miss New Mexico 1939.
- Graduated from Germantown Academy, in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
- Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing in 1964.
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