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Robert Bloch

1917 - 1994

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Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. His writing career lasted 60 years, including more than 30 years in television and film. He began his professional writing career immediately after graduation from high school, aged 17. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Bloch is the 1,495th most popular writer (down from 1,399th in 2019), the 2,168th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,718th in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Writer.

Robert Bloch is most famous for his work in the horror genre. He is best known for his novel Psycho, which was adapted into the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock.

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Among writers, Robert Bloch ranks 1,495 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth Siddal, Hugo Claus, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Veronica Franco, François de Malherbe, and B. K. S. Iyengar. After him are Robin Hobb, Ibn al-Khatib, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Gustav Landauer, Gampopa, and August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.

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Among people born in 1917, Robert Bloch ranks 84. Before him are Urie Bronfenbrenner, Susan Hayward, David Easton, Pál Maléter, Herbert Lom, and Magda Szabó. After him are Alparslan Türkeş, Henry Ford II, David Tomlinson, Yigael Yadin, Ettore Sottsass, and Maurice Trintignant. Among people deceased in 1994, Robert Bloch ranks 75. Before him are Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Terence Young, and Max Bill. After him are Federica Montseny, Luis Ocaña, Woody Strode, Jean Borotra, Jim Brown, and Clement Greenberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Bloch ranks 2,168 out of 20,380. Before him are William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Walter Alvarez (1940), Paul L. Smith (1936), Oliver Otis Howard (1830), and Stacy Keach (1941). After him are John Densmore (1944), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Robin Hobb (1952), John du Pont (1938), Alan Bean (1932), and Lepke Buchalter (1897).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Bloch ranks 171. Before him are Poul Anderson (1926), Alice Walker (1944), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Dan Simmons (1948), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), and Martin Gardner (1914). After him are Robin Hobb (1952), Jean M. Auel (1936), Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Fredric Jameson (1934), and Henry Steel Olcott (1832).

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