George R. R. Martin
Novelist, Author
1948 –
Who is George R. R. Martin?
George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, and a screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for its dramatic series Game of Thrones. Martin serves as the series' co-executive producer, while also scripting one of each season's 10 episodes. Martin was selected by Time magazine as one of the "2011 Time 100", a list of the "most influential people in the world."
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1948
Bayonne - Also known as
- George Raymond Richard Martin
- GRRM
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Gale Burnick
(1975 - 1979) - Parris McBride
(2011/02/15 - )
- Gale Burnick
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master of Science, Northwestern University
Journalism
( - 1971) - Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University
Journalism
( - 1970)
- Master of Science, Northwestern University
- Lived in
- Bayonne
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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