Facts: - death place: milwaukee , wisconsin , united states - language: english - caption: pencil sketch of jack ritchie . - birth name: john george reitci - influences: agatha , donald e. westlake christie , john d. macdonald , raymond chandler - death date: 25 april 1983 - genre: crime fiction - spouse: rita ritchie -lrb- nee krohne -rrb- - awards: edgar award - birth date: 26 february 1922 - citizenship: united states - nationality: american - image: jack ritchie.jpg - birth place: milwaukee , wisconsin , united states - occupation: short story writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jack ritchie .
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john george reitci -lrb- february 26 , 1922 -- april 25 , 1983 -rrb- was an american writer of detective fiction who wrote under the name jack ritchie .although he wrote one novel , he was primarily known for his vast output of short stories .