Biography for
Dean R. Koontz More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 July 1945, Everett, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Dean Ray Koontz

Spouse

Gerda Ann Cerra

(15 October 1966 - present)

Trivia

President of the Horror Writers Association 1986-1987.

The epigraph page of many of his books quoted poetry from an obscure book titled "The Book of Counted Sorrows." Used and rare book dealers searched for this title for many years before Koontz admitted that he had actually wrote it himself and that it was unpublished. In 2003, he finally published a limited edition of 1250 signed and numbered copies.

Graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1967.

Was once a high school teacher.

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 138, pages 272-278. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

Lives in Orange County, California.

While still a young writer, his wife made him an offer: she would support him for one year while he tried to get a novel published. His career immediately took off, and now he supports them both.

Personal Quotes

One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they invoke in us.

The imagination is a muscle, partly. And the more you use it, the easier it becomes.