Robert Bloch

Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American writer. His works were mainly crime, psychological horror and fantasy. He was best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), which was the source material for the movie of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Bloch died on September 23, 1994 from cancer in Los Angeles, California at the age of 77. 

References

Other websites

 Robert Bloch at Official Website





 Robert Bloch Obituary at Hitchcock wiki
 Robert Bloch Papers are archived at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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