Robert Bloch
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+ | '''Robert Albert Bloch''' (April 5, 1917, [[Chicago]] – September 23, 1994, [[Los Angeles]]) was a prolific [[United States|American]] [[writer]], primarily of [[crime fiction|crime]], [[horror fiction|horror]] and [[science fiction]]. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (born 1884, Chicago - died 1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (born 1880, [[Attica, Indiana]] - died 1944, [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]), a social worker, both of [[Germans|German]]-[[Jewish]] descent. | ||
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+ | Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually [[crime fiction]], [[science fiction]] and, perhaps most influentially, [[horror fiction]] (''[[Psycho (novel)|Psycho]]''). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. [[H. P. Lovecraft]] was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent. | ||
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+ | He was a contributor to [[pulp magazine]]s such as ''[[Weird Tales]]'' in his early career, and was also a prolific [[screenwriter]]. He was the recipient of the [[Hugo Award]] (for his story "[[That Hell-Bound Train]]"), the [[Bram Stoker Award]], and the [[World Fantasy Award]]. He served a term as president of the [[Mystery Writers of America]]. | ||
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+ | Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to [[science fiction fanzine]]s and [[fandom]] in general. In the 1940s, he created the humorous character Lefty Feep in a story for ''[[Fantastic Adventures]]''. He also worked for a time in local [[vaudeville]] and tried to break into writing for nationally-known performers. He was a good friend of the science fiction writer [[Stanley G. Weinbaum]]. In the 1960s, he wrote three scripts for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''. | ||
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Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917, Chicago – September 23, 1994, Los Angeles) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (born 1884, Chicago - died 1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (born 1880, Attica, Indiana - died 1944, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent.
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
He was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America.
Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. In the 1940s, he created the humorous character Lefty Feep in a story for Fantastic Adventures. He also worked for a time in local vaudeville and tried to break into writing for nationally-known performers. He was a good friend of the science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum. In the 1960s, he wrote three scripts for Star Trek.