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Robert Sheckley

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  • Born
    July 16, 1928 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    December 9, 2005 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA (complications from a brain aneurysm)

Biography

    • Robert Sheckley was born on July 16, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for La dixième victime (1965), Le Prix du danger (1983) and Freejack (1992). He was married to Gail Dana, Abby Schulman, Ziva Miri Kwitney, Barbara Scadron and Jay Rothbell. He died on December 9, 2005 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.

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  • Spouses
      Gail Dana(September 12, 1990 - December 9, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
      Abby Schulman(1972 - 1982) (divorced, 2 children)
      Ziva Miri Kwitney(1957 - 1972) (divorced)
      Barbara Scadron(1951 - 1956) (divorced)
      Jay Rothbell (divorced)

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  • Biography in: "Contemporary Authors". Vol. 223, pp. 371-388. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, Inc., 2004.
  • Living and writing in Portland, Oregon.
  • Fans point out similarities between his book "Mindswap" and the film "Xchange".

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  • [Mindswap] It's when you go to the police that your problems really start.

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