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Date of Birth

26 January 1918, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Date of Death

25 February 2009, North Peoria, Illinois, USA

Mini Biography

Philip Jose Farmer is the author of dozens of books and still more short stories. He was born in Indiana in 1918 to George and Lucile Jackson Farmer, but has called Peoria, Illinois home for most of his life. Farmer revolutionized science-fiction with his 1952 short story (later a novel) titled "The Lovers", the first known science-fiction tale to portray sex between a human and a non-humanoid alien. The winner of three Hugo awards and named a Grand Master of Science-Fiction in 2001, his best known series - _Riverworld (2002) (TV)_ - is being made into a miniseries for the Sci-Fi Channel. He is also well known for writing novels around established fictional characters such as Tarzan and Doc Savage - going so far as to write a detailed biography of Tarzan - and his novel 'Venus on the Half Shell' was written under the alias of Kilgore Trout, a character created by novelist Kurt Vonnegut.

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Spouse

Bette Andre

(10 May 1941 - 25 February 2009) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Father of son, Philip Farmer, Jr., and daughter, Kristen.

Where Are They Now

(June 2002) Living in semi-retirement in Peoria, Illinois.

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