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Zekial Marko (October 21, 1933 – May 9, 2008) was an American writer who specialised in crime stories, often under the pen name of John Trinian. He was arrested during filming of Once a Thief and spent some time in prison.
May 10, 2019 · Scratch a Thief. John Trinian (1933-2008) is the pseudonym of Zekial Marko who was born as Marvin Leroy Schmoker. And if you think that’s confusing, one day I’ll tell you the story of Salvatore Lombino.
Feb 22, 2016 · A troubled man Marko spent some time in Jail and died in 2008. According to the introduction Zekial Marko was not his actual birth name either. It was Marvin Leroy Schmoker. Scratch A Thief is the first novel and a more traditional Crime Noir then any of the other four books.
- John Trinian
Sep 15, 2022 · The John Trinian (aka Zekial Marko) revival continues with this latest twofer from Stark House Press, The Big Grab / The Savage Breast. The author, a very proficient writer of crime novels, found success with numerous works, most notably Scratch a Thief and The Big Grab, each written in the early 1960s.
Zekial Marko was born on 21 October 1933 in Monterey, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Once a Thief (1965), Toma (1973) and Any Number Can Win (1963). He died on 9 May 2008 in Centralia, Washington, USA.
- Writer, Actor
- October 21, 1933
- Zekial Marko
- May 9, 2008
Zekial Marko is the author of North Beach Girl (3.57 avg rating, 21 ratings, 1 review, published 1960), Once a Thief (3.75 avg rating, 8 ratings, 1 revie...
Dec 15, 2022 · The Big Grab. Marvin Leroy Schmoker (1933-2008) changed his name to Zekial Marko in his adult years. It is under this name that he wrote scripts for shows like The Rockford Files, Kokchak the Night Stalker, and Toma. But, as an author of fiction, Schmoker/Marko authored seven novels under the pseudonym John Trinian.
