biography
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Dick, Philip K(indred)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1928–82)
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| biography:
| Writer of science fiction, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Educated at Berkeley High School, he worked as a record store manager and as a radio announcer. He was known both for his short stories and his novels, such as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) and Galactic Pot-Healer (1969). He was given the Hugo Award in 1963. Later works include A Scanner Darkly (1977) and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (1982). His short story, The Minority Report (1956), was the basis of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film of the same name. |
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