Fredric Brown (1906-1972)
Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati in 1906, and began his career as a science fiction writer in 1941. As well as his SF, Brown was also an Edgar Award-winning crime writer. Although the author of a number of SF and detective novels, he remains most famous for his prolific short story writing.
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