(1921–95), US writer of detective fiction; born Patricia Plangman. Her novels are noted for their black humour, particularly those featuring Tom Ripley, an amoral anti-hero living in France. Strangers on a Train (1949) was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.
Definition of Highsmith, Patricia in US English:
Highsmith, Patricia
proper nounˈhīˌsmiTH
(1921–95), US writer of detective fiction; born Patricia Plangman. Her novels are noted for their black humor, particularly those featuring Tom Ripley, an amoral antihero living in France. Strangers on a Train (1949) was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.