Fredric Brown
Novelist, Author
1906 – 1972
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Who was Fredric Brown?
Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He was born in Cincinnati.
He is perhaps best known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of 1 to 3 pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. Humor and a somewhat postmodern outlook carried over into his novels as well. One of his stories, "Arena," is officially credited for an adaptation as an episode of the landmark television series, Star Trek.
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- Born
- Oct 29, 1906
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Fredric William Brown
- Frederic Brown
- Felix Graham
- Frederick Brown
- Spouses
- Helen Ruth
(1929 - 1947) - Elizabeth Charlier
(1948/10/11 - 1972/03/11)
- Helen Ruth
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cincinnati
- Hanover College
- Died
- Mar 11, 1972
Tucson
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on July 23, 2013
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