Author: Fritz Leiber
Alternate names: Fritz Leiber Jr.; Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.; Fritz Reuter Leiber; Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr; LEIBER-F; FRITZ LEIBER; Leiber, Jr., Fritz Reuter; Fritz Jr.; Fritz Fritz Leiber; Fritz Reuter Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.
Born: 24 Dec 1910
Died: 5 Sep 1992
Bio: Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having coined the term. 

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