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Fredric Brown (1906–1972)

Attended University of Cincinatti, Hanover College, Indiana, but didn't obtain a degree. Worked in an office 1924-36, when he left to become writer, proofreader for the "Milwaukee Journal". Also started writing at this time, selling the first of over 300 short stories. Active in both science-fiction and mystery fields... See full bio »

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(age 65) in Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Filmography

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2005 Solipsist (short) (short story)
 
2005 Ember a tükörben (short) (novel)
 
2001 La bête de miséricorde (novel "The Lenient Beast")
 
1998 Ça ne se refuse pas (novel)
 
1996 Linked (short) (short story)
 
1992 Vieille canaille (novel "His Name Was Death")
 
1990 The Treason (short) (short story)
 
1989 Martians Go Home (novel)
 
1987 Geometria (short) (short story "Naturally")
 
1986 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
The Geezenstacks (1986) (short story)
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
The Human Interest Story (1985) (story)
 
1975 The Red Ibis (novel "Knock Three One Two")
 
1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (novel "The Screaming Mimi" - uncredited)
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Arena (1967) (story)
 
1964 Historias para no dormir (TV series)
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Knock Three-One-Two (1960) (story)
 
1957-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
A True Account (1959) (teleplay)
Human Interest Story (1959) (story / teleplay)
The Dangerous People (1957) (story)
The Night the World Ended (1957) (story)
The Cream of the Jest (1957) (story)
 
1958 Screaming Mimi (novel "The Screaming Mimi")
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Cry Silence (1958) (story)
 
1955-1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
His Name Was Death (1957) (story)
Cry Silence (1955) (story)
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
The Thin Line (1955) (story / as Frederic Brown)
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
The Traveling Room (1954) (original story)
 
1953-1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Darkness (1954) (story)
The Motive Goes Round and Round (1953) (original story)
The House Nobody Wanted (1953) (writer)
 
1951-1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Age of Peril (1952) (story)
The Last Man on Earth (1951) (story)
 
1946 Crack-Up (story "Madman's Holiday")
 
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1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(mystery) The Lenient Beast (1956) See more »

Alternate Names:

Frederic Brown
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Credited with writing the shortest horror story ever: "The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door." See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio