Arthur B. English, Canada's official hangman who used the pseudonym Arthur Ellis, as did some of his successors
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Arthur Ellis Awards, are Canadian awards presented to writers of crime fiction and true crime
He was appointed as a linesman in the first European Nations Cup Final held in Paris in 1960, assisting Arthur Ellis.
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The awards are named for Arthur B. English, a British expatriate who, under the pseudonym Arthur Ellis, became Canada’s official hangman in 1913.
The novel was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best mysteries of the year, nominated for the Hammett Prize, and won the Arthur Ellis Award.
His first novel, Midnight Cab, won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger.