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Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 26

TV Involvements: 19


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Biography

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 heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk." Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent. Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime. His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bloch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Star Trek
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Star Trek

(1966) Writer
Night Gallery
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8

Night Gallery

(1970) Writer
Run for Your Life
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7

Run for Your Life

(1965) Writer
Tales of the Unexpected
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7
Bates Motel
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8

Bates Motel

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Psycho
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8

Psycho

(1960) Novel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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8

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1998 Novel
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1985 Writer
Writer
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1978 Screenplay
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Teleplay
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1970 Writer
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1966 Screenplay
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Short Story
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1964 Screenplay
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1962 Writer
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1960 Writer
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1985 Director
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