George R.R. Martin was born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: "The Hero," sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976,
and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
George Raymond Richard Martin, né le 20 septembre 1948 à Bayonne, New Jersey, est un écrivain américain de science-fiction et de fantasy, ainsi qu'un scénariste et un producteur pour la télévision. Son œuvre la plus connue est la série romanesque du Trône de fer, qui est adaptée sous forme de série télévisée. Il a été récompensé par de nombreux prix littéraires et a été sélectionné par le magazine Time comme l'une des personnes les plus influentes du monde en 2011.
George R. R. Martin grandit dans un environnement familial modeste avec un père docker. Il a deux sœurs cadettes, Darleen et Janet. Au lycée, il développe un intérêt pour les comics, et notamment les histoires de super-héros de Marvel. Il écrit des fanfiction et remporte en 1965 un Alley Award, récompenses consacrées aux comics, de la meilleure fanfiction pour son histoire Powerman vs. the Blue Barrier. En 1971, il sort diplômé en journalisme de l'université Northwestern mais, après être retourné dans sa ville natale, il ne peut y trouver un emploi de journaliste et passe l'été à écrire des nouvelles, se découvrant une vocation d'écrivain.
Objecteur de conscience, il accomplit au lieu de partir au Viêt Nam deux ans de volontariat dans le cadre du programme de la guerre contre la pauvreté entre 1972 et 1974. Entre 1973 et 1976, il est superviseur de tournois d'échecs, puis professeur de journalisme à la Clarke University de Dubuque de 1976 à 19784. Dans le même temps, il écrit des nouvelles de science-fiction qui lui valent une certaine reconnaissance. Il remporte en 1975 le prix Hugo du meilleur roman court pour Chanson pour Lya. En 1975, il se marie avec Gale Burnick mais le couple divorce en 1979. La même année, Martin devient écrivain à plein temps. En 1980, il remporte le prix Hugo, le prix Locus et le prix Nebula pour sa nouvelle Les Rois des sables. Outre ses nombreux récits de science-fiction, Martin aborde aussi le genre de l'horreur avec ses romans Riverdream (1982) et Armageddon Rag (1983).
Au milieu des années 1980, il travaille pour la télévision comme scénariste pour les séries télévisées La Cinquième Dimension et La Belle et la Bête, participant aussi à la production de cette dernière série4. Une de ses nouvelles, Le Volcryn, est adaptée au cinéma avec le film Nightflyers en 1987. Depuis 1987, Martin édite également une série de comics de science-fiction et de super-héros appelée Wild Cards.
Au début des années 1990, las de voir son imagination restreinte par les limitations imposées par le format télévisé, il revient à l'écriture en entamant le cycle de fantasy Le Trône de Fer (A Song of Ice and Fire). Le premier volume, A Game of Thrones est publié en 1996. Il est assez rapidement suivi de A Clash of Kings (1999) et A Storm of Swords (2001). Ces trois romans remportent le prix Locus du meilleur roman de fantasy et la saga connaît un succès commercial grandissant. Martin connaît ensuite des difficultés pour écrire les volumes suivants, A Feast for Crows et A Dance with Dragons, qui sortent respectivement en 2005 et 2011 et se classent tous les deux à la première place de la liste des bestsellers du New York Times. En janvier 2007, la chaîne de télévision HBO acquiert les droits d'adaptation du Trône de fer dans l'intention d'en faire une série télévisée. Le pilote est tourné à la fin 2009 et la série commence à être diffusée en avril 2011. Martin participe à sa production et écrit le scénario d'un épisode par saison.
Martin vit désormais à Santa Fé et s'est marié le 15 février 2011 avec Parris McBride, sa compagne depuis les années 1980.
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Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole
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Le Trône de fer, tome 5: L'Invincible forteresse
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The John W. Campbell Awards
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Le Trône de fer, tome 8: Les Noces pourpres
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