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Gregory Dale Bear, known as Greg Bear, was an American novelist, writer, screenwriter, and science fiction writer. Born in San Diego on August 20, 1951, he was educated at San Diego State University. His career began in 1979, and he wrote in English. His notable works include *Blood Music*, *Future Visions*, *Musiḳat dam*, *Slant*, *Vitals*, and *Moving Mars*.
Bear received the Inkpot Award, the Nebula Award for Best Novella, the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. He was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. He was influenced by Howard Bloom. Bear died from a stroke on November 19, 2022, due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951-08-20
- Died
- 2022-11-19
- Works
- 96
Top works
- Future Visions
- Musiḳat dam
- Slant
- Vitals
- Moving Mars
via Open Library + Wikidata
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1951–2022
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Illustrators, Authors, Spisovatele, Pisarze amerykanscy, Ilustratori, Science fiction
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 26 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- Gregory Dale Bear , ( 1951-08-20 ) August 20, 1951, San Diego , California, U.S.
- Died
- November 19, 2022 (2022-11-19) (aged 71)
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- San Diego State University ( BA )
- Genre
- Science fiction, Speculative fiction
- Notable works
- Blood Music (1985) Eon (1985) The Forge of God (1987) Queen of Angels (1990)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Educated at
- San Diego State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Hayakawa Award
- Notable work
- Blood Music
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Genre
- science fiction
- Official website
- gregbear.com
- Image
- Greg Bear.jpg
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- Commons category
- Greg Bear
- date of birth
- 1951-08-20
- birth name
- Gregory Dale Bear
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- Greg Bear
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2022-11-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- stroke
- influenced by
- Howard Bloom
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0