رابرت بلاچ

Also known as Tarleton Fiske, Will Folke, Nathan Hindin, E. K. Jarvis, Floyd Scriltch, Wilson Kane, John Sheldon, Collier Young

نویسنده و فیلمنامه‌نویس آمریکایی

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Born: 5 April 1917
Died: 23 September 1994
Works: 308

Top works

Bloch and Bradbury
The best horror stories
Die besten SF- Stories von Robert Bloch
Lost in Time and Space With Lefty Feep
The Best of Frederic Brown

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Film & TV

Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the…

Known for

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story — Self (archive)2007
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' — Self2002
Fear in the Dark — Self1991
Stephen King's World of Horror — Self1989
Hollywood Ghost Stories — Himself (uncredited)1986
The Horror of It All — Self1983
How to Plan a Movie Murder — Self1964

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Key facts

Born: Robert Albert Bloch , ( 1917-04-05 ) April 5, 1917, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Died: September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23) (aged 77), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Pen name: Tarleton Fiske, Will Folke, Nathan Hindin, E. K. Jarvis, Floyd Scriltch, Wilson Kane, John Sheldon, Collier Young
Occupation: Novelist, short-story writer
Nationality: American
Period: 1934–1994
Genre: Crime , Fantasy , Horror , Science fiction
Notable works: Psycho , Psycho II , Psycho House , American Gothic , Firebug
Spouse: Marion Ruth Holcombe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 ) Eleanor Zalisko Alexander ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Albert
Family name: Bloch
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Place of death: Los Angeles
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Psycho
Field of work: science fiction literature
Genre: noir novel
Image: Robert Bloch with His Hall of Fame Award, 5 December 1976 (cropped).jpg