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Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati. He wrote science fiction and mystery fiction. His first novel, What Mad Universe, a popular parody of pulp science fiction, was published in 1949.

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Born 29 October 1906
Died 11 March 1972

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  • Cover of: What Mad Universe

    First published in 1949 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Martians, Go Home

    First published in 1955 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Screaming Mimi

    First published in 1949 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: 50 Short Science Fiction Tales

    Cover of edition lccn_62-21646 Cover of edition fiftyshortscienc0000unse Cover of edition lccn_62-21646 First published in 1963 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fabulous Clipjoint

    Cover of edition fabulousclipjoin0000brow Cover of edition fabulousclipjoin00brow Cover of edition fabulousclipjoin00brow_224 First published in 1947 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Assignment in Tomorrow

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  • Cover of: His name was death

    First published in 1954 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Science fiction: the great years

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  • Cover of: Microcosmic tales: 100 wondrous science fiction short-short stories

    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

    Cover of edition classictalesofho0000unse Cover of edition arborhousetreasu0000unse_d0m9 First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Angels and Spaceships

    First published in 1954 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The far cry

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Here Comes a Candle

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Murder Can Be Fun

    First published in 1948 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Daymare and Other Tales from the Pulps

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  • Cover of: Night Of The Jabberwock

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Space on My Hands

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3

    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Last Man on Earth

    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Magical wishes

    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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Born 29 October 1906
Died 11 March 1972

Subjects

American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Am Hunter (Fictitious character), Ed Hunter (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, English Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Horror tales, Illinois, Juvenile fiction, Short stories, short stories, American Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Carnivals, Children's stories, American, Fiction, general, Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies, Fiction, short stories (single author), Mystery, Science Fiction

Places

Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Chicago (Ill)), Falmouth, India, Italy, Jefferson, Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, Mars, Milwaukee, Mississippi, Padua, University of Padua, Yoknapatawpha County, Zachry

People

Beatrice Rappaccini, Booth, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Fredric Brown (1906-1972), Gerard Lumley, Giacomo Rappaccini, Giovanni Guasconti, Herb Tooklander, Homer Barron, Joe Bailey, Mary Maloney, Mr. Grierson, Mr. Ketchum, Noah, Patrick Maloney, Tobe

Time

1969, 20th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • A. McFail, Felix Graham, Frederic Brown

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 22, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added ISFDb link
December 22, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, added to death date, changed author names, added Wikipedia link
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import