- Born
- Nickname
- The Master of Alternate History
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Harry Turtledove was born on June 14, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Harry has been married to Laura Frankos since June 22, 1980. They have three children. Harry was previously married to Betty Turtledove.
- SpousesLaura Frankos(June 22, 1980 - present) (3 children)Betty Turtledove (divorced)
- The "Master of Alternate History," Harry Turtledove is a prolific novelist. He has explored scenarios where the South won the American Civil War, the Nazis won WWII, Spain conquered England in 1588, and many more besides. He has also written alien and time travel stories, J.R.R. Tolkien-style fantasy, and straight historical fiction.
- His novel "The Two Georges" (1995), a steampunk detective thriller co-written with Richard Dreyfuss, was allegedly optioned for a miniseries by the UK's Granada Television in the late 1990s, but nothing ever came of this.
- His writings, with few exceptions, are commonly regarded as unfilmable.
- He has written novels and short stories under the pseudonyms Eric G. Iverson, Mark Gordian, H. N. Turteltaub and Dan Chernenko.
- He has three daughters named Alison, Rachel and Rebecca and two daughters named Cordelia and Phoebe.
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