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Fredric Brown

1906 - 1972

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Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He is known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. Humor and a postmodern outlook carried over into his novels as well. One of his stories, "Arena", was adapted into a 1967 episode of the American television series Star Trek. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fredric Brown is the 1,352nd most popular writer (down from 1,132nd in 2019), the 1,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,336th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Writer.

Fredric Brown is most famous for his mystery novels, which often featured a protagonist who is a detective.

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Among writers, Fredric Brown ranks 1,352 out of 7,302. Before him are Martha Gellhorn, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Ken Robinson, Yan Fu, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, and Paul Scarron. After him are David C. H. Austin, Norman Mailer, Harry Harrison, Jakob Wassermann, Ethel Voynich, and Matteo Maria Boiardo.

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Among people born in 1906, Fredric Brown ranks 80. Before him are Yasuo Haruyama, Douglas McGregor, James E. Webb, Nelson Goodman, Gusztáv Sebes, and Zhou Youguang. After him are Brigitte Helm, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Janet Gaynor, Jacques Becker, Walter Rauff, and Carlo Scarpa. Among people deceased in 1972, Fredric Brown ranks 48. Before him are Ferdinand Čatloš, Louis Leakey, Josep Samitier, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Natalie Clifford Barney, and Eugène Tisserant. After him are Bronislava Nijinska, Akim Tamiroff, Jo Bonnier, Lester B. Pearson, Harlow Shapley, and Martiros Saryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fredric Brown ranks 1,969 out of 20,380. Before him are Karen Carpenter (1950), Ike Turner (1931), Michael Spence (1943), Arthur Samuel (1901), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), and Griffin Dunne (1955). After him are Georgina Spelvin (1936), Robert Ryan (1909), Norman Mailer (1923), Harry Harrison (1925), Temple Grandin (1947), and Matt Bomer (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Fredric Brown ranks 157. Before him are Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Nora Roberts (1950), and Martha Gellhorn (1908). After him are Norman Mailer (1923), Harry Harrison (1925), James Patterson (1947), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), and James Baldwin (1924).

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