Fritz Leiber
American fantasy, horror, and SF writer (1910–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the speculative fiction writer. For his father, see Fritz Leiber (actor).
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (/ˈlaɪbər/ LEYE-bər;[1] December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber is one of the fathers of sword and sorcery.
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.jpg) Leiber in 1977 | |
| Born | Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (1910-12-24)December 24, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 81) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1934–1992[lower-alpha 1] |
| Genre | Fantasy, horror, science fiction |
| Notable works | Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Big Time |
| Spouse | Jonquil Stephens
(m. 1936; died 1969)Margo Skinner (m. 1992) |
| Children | Justin Leiber |
| Parents | Fritz Leiber (father) |
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