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Robert E. Howard
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert Ervin Howard, REH, R. E. Howard, Robert Howard, Two-Gun Bob, Bob Howard, Patrick Mac Conaire, Steve Costigan
amerikansk författare
Robert E. Howard was an American author who lived from 1906 to 1936 and is best known for creating influential fantasy and adventure stories, including the character Conan the Barbarian. His work became foundational to the fantasy and pulp fiction genres, shaping how adventure stories and heroic characters are written and imagined today.
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Peaster, Texas, United States
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas. He spent most of his life in the town of Cross Plains, with some time spent in nearby Brownwood. A bookish and…
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- human
- Given name
- Ervin
- Family name
- Howard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peaster
- Place of death
- Cross Plains
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- fantasy
- Image
- Robert E Howard suit.jpg
- Work location
- Cross Plains
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- Commons category
- Robert E. Howard
- date of birth
- 1906-01-22
- date of death
- 1936-06-11
- pseudonym
- John Taverel
- topic's main category
- Category:Robert E. Howard
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Ervin Howard
- manner of death
- Suicide
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- Robert E. Howard
- influenced by
- H. Rider Haggard
- birth name
- Robert Ervin Howard
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- different from
- Robert Howard
- name in native language
- Robert E. Howard
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1 object attributed to Robert E. Howard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Robert Ervin Howard, född 22 januari 1906 i , Texas, död 11 juni 1936 i , Texas (självmord), var en amerikansk författare som var mest aktiv som skapare av äventyrsberättelser. Berättelserna utspelade sig både i historiska miljöer och i fantasivärldar. Howard var en frontalgestalt inom den litterära genren Sword and Sorcery. Han levde hela sitt liv i Texas, utom en kort period i tolvårsåldern då hans far studerade i New Orleans i Louisiana.
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