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Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (/ ˈ l aɪ b ər / LEYE-bər; 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 .
Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr. (January 31, 1882 – October 14, 1949) was an American actor. A Shakespearean actor on stage, he also had a successful career in film. He was the father of science fiction and fantasy writer Fritz Leiber Jr., who was also an actor for a time.
Fritz Leiber has 1145 books on Goodreads with 257967 ratings. Fritz Leiber’s most popular book is Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1).
Apr 19, 2024 · Fritz Leiber (born Dec. 24, 1910, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Sept. 5, 1992, San Francisco, Calif.) was an American writer noted for his stories of innovation in sword-and-sorcery, contemporary horror, and satiric science fiction.
Sep 5, 1992 · Leiber's late short fiction, and the fine horror novel Our Lady of Darkness, combine autobiographical issues like his struggle with depression and alcoholism with meditations on the emotional content of the fantastic genres.
Leiber was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 24, 1910. His father, Fritz Leiber, Sr., was a professional actor who appeared on the stage and in some forty films. His mother, Virginia Leiber, was a professional actress.
Nov 10, 2020 · Fritz Leiber. “He was one of the giants of genre literature and it is hard to imagine the world of tales we read today being the same without him . . . Fritz Leiber’s better short stories do the thing a fine whisky does . . . they leave aftertastes in memory, an emotional residue and resonance that remains long after the final page has been ...
