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Fredric Brown
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American novelist, short story author (1906–1972)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-10-29 ) October 29, 1906, Cincinnati , Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- March 11, 1972 (1972-03-11) (aged 65), Tucson , Arizona , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist, short story author
- Genre
- Mystery , science fiction , fantasy , horror
- Years active
- 1936–1965
- Notable works
- The Fabulous Clipjoint " Arena "
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Place of death
- Tucson
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Arena
- Genre
- detective fiction
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- Category:Fredric Brown
- date of birth
- 1906-10-29
- date of death
- 1972-03-12
- name in native language
- Fredric Brown
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Brown's "Honeymoon in Hell" was the cover story in the second issue of Galaxy Science Fiction in 1950. Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He is known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. Humor and a postmodern outlook carried over into his novels as well. One of his stories, "Arena", was adapted into a 1967 episode of the American television series Star Trek.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fredric Brown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.