i Paradis (English: Murder in Paradise) both from 1981 were made into film in 1986 and 1988 respectively. In 2006 a musical theatre production, Onkel Danny'', was made about his life. Legacy The square Dan Turèlls Plads in his native Vangede was named for him on 9 March 2007. Onkel Dannys Plads (Uncle Danny's Square) in the Kødbyen area of Copenhagen's Vesterbro district is also named for him. References External links Turèll-samlingen (The Turèll Collection) at Vangede Public Library; homepage in Danish Profile of Dan Turèll at The Danish Literature Centre 1946 births 1993 deaths Danish male poets Danish male novelists Danish crime fiction writers Writers from Copenhagen Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in Denmark 20th-century Danish novelists 20th-century Danish poets People from Vangede People from Gentofte Municipality 20th-century Danish male writers