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Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr.
American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992).
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Statements about
Fritz Leiber
Occupation
Novelist
Journalist
Science Fiction Writer
Playwright
Poet
Stage Actor
Film Actor
Writer
Date of Birth
12/24/1910
Date of Death
9/5/1992
Place of Birth
Chicago
Place of Death
San Francisco
Country of Citizenship
United States
Instance Of
Human
Image
Notable Work
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Genre
Fantasy
Science Fiction Literature
Horror Literature
Educated At
University of Chicago
Given Name
Fritz
Award Received
22 items
Hugo Award for Best Novel
(1965)
For Work
:
The Wanderer
Follows
:
Clifford D. Simak
Followed By
:
Roger Zelazny
Followed By
:
Frank Herbert
Point in Time
:
1965
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
(1968)
For Work
:
Gonna Roll the Bones
Follows
:
Gordon R. Dickson
Followed By
:
Richard Wilson
Point in Time
:
1968
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
(1968)
For Work
:
Gonna Roll the Bones
For Work
:
The Big Time
Follows
:
Jack Vance
Followed By
:
Poul Anderson
Point in Time
:
1968
Nebula Award for Best Novella
(1971)
For Work
:
Ill Met in Lankhmar
Follows
:
Harlan Ellison
Followed By
:
Katherine MacLean
Point in Time
:
1971
Hugo Award for Best Novella
(1970)
For Work
:
Ship of Shadows
Follows
:
Robert Silverberg
Followed By
:
Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1970
Hugo Award for Best Novella
(1971)
For Work
:
Ill Met in Lankhmar
Follows
:
Fritz Leiber
Followed By
:
Poul Anderson
Point in Time
:
1971
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
(1976)
For Work
:
Catch That Zeppelin!
Follows
:
Ursula K. Le Guin
Followed By
:
Charles L. Grant
Point in Time
:
1976
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(1976)
For Work
:
Catch That Zeppelin!
Follows
:
Larry Niven
Followed By
:
Joe Haldeman
Point in Time
:
1976
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
(1976)
Point in Time
:
1976
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
(1978)
For Work
:
Our Lady of Darkness
Follows
:
William Kotzwinkle
Followed By
:
Michael Moorcock
Point in Time
:
1978
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
(1981)
Follows
:
L. Sprague De Camp
Followed By
:
Andre Norton
Point in Time
:
1981
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
(1987)
Point in Time
:
1987
Hugo Award for Best Novel
(1958)
For Work
:
The Big Time
Follows
:
Robert A. Heinlein
Followed By
:
James Blish
Point in Time
:
1958
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
(2001)
Point in Time
:
2001
Geffen Award
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel
(2019)
For Work
:
Conjure Wife
Point in Time
:
2019
Unnamed
:
1944
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1985)
For Work
:
The Ghost Light
Follows
:
Roger Zelazny
Followed By
:
Stephen King
Point in Time
:
1985
Locus Award for Best Collection
(2011)
For Work
:
Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories
Follows
:
Gene Wolfe
Followed By
:
Tim Powers
Point in Time
:
2011
British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
(1976)
For Work
:
The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
Follows
:
Karl Edward Wagner
Followed By
:
Karl Edward Wagner
Point in Time
:
1976
British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
(1980)
For Work
:
The Button Molder
Follows
:
Harlan Ellison
Followed By
:
Robert Aickman
Point in Time
:
1980
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
(1976)
For Work
:
Belsen Express
Follows
:
Robert Aickman
Followed By
:
Russell Kirk
Point in Time
:
1976
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1975)
For Work
:
The Best of Fritz Leiber
Followed By
:
Ursula K. Le Guin
Point in Time
:
1975
Father
Fritz Leiber
Child
Nominated For
42 items
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(1959)
For Work
:
Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee
Point in Time
:
1959
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
(1959)
For Work
:
A Deskful of Girls
Point in Time
:
1959
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(1962)
For Work
:
Scylla's Daughter
Point in Time
:
1962
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(1963)
For Work
:
The Unholy Grail
Point in Time
:
1963
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
(1963)
For Work
:
Night of the Eagle
Point in Time
:
1963
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
(1966)
For Work
:
Four Ghosts in Hamlet
Point in Time
:
1966
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
(1966)
For Work
:
Cyclops
Point in Time
:
1966
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
(1966)
For Work
:
Stardock
Point in Time
:
1966
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
(1968)
For Work
:
Answering Service
Point in Time
:
1968
Nebula Award for Best Novella
(1970)
For Work
:
Ship of Shadows
Point in Time
:
1970
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
(1975)
For Work
:
Midnight by the Morphy Watch
Point in Time
:
1975
Locus Award for Best Short Story
(1975)
For Work
:
Midnight by the Morphy Watch
For Work
:
Do You Know Dave Wenzel?
For Work
:
Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum
Point in Time
:
1975
Locus Award for Best Short Story
(1977)
For Work
:
The Death of Princes
Point in Time
:
1977
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
(1978)
For Work
:
A Rite of Spring
Point in Time
:
1978
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
(1978)
For Work
:
Our Lady of Darkness
Point in Time
:
1978
Nebula Award for Best Novella
(1983)
For Work
:
Horrible Imaginings
Point in Time
:
1983
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
(1983)
For Work
:
Horrible Imaginings
Point in Time
:
1983
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1975)
For Work
:
The Book of Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1975
Locus Award for Best Novella
(1983)
For Work
:
Horrible Imaginings
Point in Time
:
1983
Locus Award for Best Novella
(1984)
For Work
:
The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars
Point in Time
:
1984
Locus Award for Best Novella
(1998)
For Work
:
The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich
Point in Time
:
1998
Locus Award for Best Novelette
(1979)
For Work
:
Black Glass
Point in Time
:
1979
Locus Award for Best Novelette
(1980)
For Work
:
The Button Molder
Point in Time
:
1980
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
(1966)
For Work
:
The Good New Days
Point in Time
:
1966
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
(1976)
For Work
:
Catch That Zeppelin!
Point in Time
:
1976
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
(1977)
For Work
:
Dark Wings
Point in Time
:
1977
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
(1980)
For Work
:
The Button Molder
Point in Time
:
1980
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
(1978)
For Work
:
Swords and Ice Magic
Point in Time
:
1978
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
(1979)
For Work
:
Heroes and Horrors
Point in Time
:
1979
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
(1989)
For Work
:
The Knight and Knave of Swords
Point in Time
:
1989
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
(1991)
For Work
:
The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1991
Locus Award for Best Short Fiction
(1971)
For Work
:
Ill Met in Lankhmar
For Work
:
The Snow Women
Point in Time
:
1971
Locus Award for Best Short Fiction
(1971)
For Work
:
Ill Met in Lankhmar
For Work
:
The Snow Women
Point in Time
:
1971
Locus Award for Best Short Fiction
(1978)
For Work
:
A Rite of Spring
Point in Time
:
1978
Locus Award for Best Short Story
(1976)
For Work
:
Catch That Zeppelin!
Point in Time
:
1976
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1976)
For Work
:
The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1976
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1977)
For Work
:
The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1977
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1980)
For Work
:
Ship of Shadows
For Work
:
The Change War
Point in Time
:
1980
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1980)
For Work
:
Ship of Shadows
For Work
:
The Change War
Point in Time
:
1980
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1989)
For Work
:
The Knight and Knave of Swords
Point in Time
:
1989
Locus Award for Best Collection
(1991)
For Work
:
The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber
Point in Time
:
1991
Locus Award for Best Collection
(2003)
For Work
:
Smoke Ghost & Other Apparitions
Point in Time
:
2003
Member Of
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Ethnic Group
Germans
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Cause of Death
Neurological Disorder
Sex or Gender
Male
Influenced By
Robert E. Howard
Start of Work Period
1934
Family Name
Leiber
Field of Work
Literature
Different From
Fritz Leiber
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Justin Leiber
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