Date of Birth
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29-October-1906
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Place of Birth
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Cincinnati
(United States of America, Ohio, Hamilton County, Area code 513)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Felix Graham, Frederic Brown, Fredric William Brown, Frederick Brown
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Profession
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Writer, Novelist
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Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He was born in Cincinnati.
He is perhaps best known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of 1 to 3 pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. Humor and a somewhat postmodern outlook carried over into his novels as well. One of his stories, "Arena," is officially credited for an adaptation as an episode of the landmark television series, Star Trek.
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