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Robert Bloch

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Robert Bloch

Robert Bloch is a writer born on April 5, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on September 23, 1994, aged 77. He is known for Psycho, Star Trek and Psycho. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Writing
Born
April 5, 1917
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
September 23, 1994

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk." Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent. Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime. His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bloch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle Storyas Self (archive)
  2. 2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'as Self (archive footage)
  3. 1998PsychoNovel
  4. 1997The HungerStory
  5. 1991Fear in the Darkas Self
  6. 1989Stephen King's World of Horroras Self
  7. 1988MonstersStory
  8. 1986Hollywood Ghost Storiesas Himself (uncredited)
  9. 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter · Director
  10. 1984Tales from the DarksideWriter · Story
  11. 1983The Horror of It Allas Self
  12. 1981DarkroomWriter · Story
  13. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedStory
  14. 1978The Amazing Captain NemoScreenplay
  15. 1975The Dead Don't DieScreenplay
  16. 1973The Cat CreatureStory
  17. 1972AsylumStory · Writer
  18. 1972Ghost StoryWriter
  19. 1971The House That Dripped BloodWriter
  20. 1970Night GalleryWriter
  21. 1968Journey to the UnknownWriter
  22. 1967Torture GardenWriter
  23. 1966The Deadly BeesScreenplay
  24. 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Writer
  25. 1966Star TrekWriter
  26. 1966El MuñecoWriter
  27. 1966The PsychopathWriter
  28. 1965Run for Your LifeWriter
  29. 1965The SkullStory · Writer
  30. 1964The Night WalkerScreenplay
  31. 1964Strait-JacketScreenplay
  32. 1964How to Plan a Movie Murderas Self
  33. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWriter
  34. 1962The Cabinet of CaligariWriter
  35. 1962The CouchScreenplay
  36. 1960ThrillerWriter
  37. 1960PsychoNovel
  38. 1959Lock-UpWriter
  39. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter · Story