Given the question: Facts: - death place: berkeley , california , united states - birth name: marion eleanor zimmer - death date: 25 september 1999 - genre: fantasy fantasy , science fiction , science fantasy , historical - pseudonym: morgan lee chapman ives , miriam gardner , john dexter , - birth date: 3 june 1930 - nationality: united states - image: marionzimmerbradley.jpg - birth place: albany , new york , united states - occupation: novelist , editor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of marion zimmer bradley .
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marion eleanor zimmer bradley -lrb- june 3 , 1930 -- september 25 , 1999 -rrb- was an american author of fantasy , historical fantasy , science fiction , and science fantasy novels , and is best known for the arthurian fiction novel '' the mists of avalon '' , and the darkover series .many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing .she co-founded a spiritual organization , the center for non-traditional religion .her popularity has been posthumously marred by accusations against her , and her then-husband the convicted sex offender walter h. breen , of child sexual abuse by her daughter moira greyland , among others .zimmer bradley 's first child , david r. bradley , and her brother , paul edwin zimmer , also became published science fiction and fantasy authors .