What is Robert Bloch's middle name?
Albert
Robert Bloch date of birth:
April 5, 1917
How old was Robert Bloch when died?
77
Where was Robert Bloch born?
Chicago, Illinois, United States
When did Robert Bloch die?
September 23, 1994
Where did Robert Bloch die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
What is Robert Bloch nationality?
American
What is Robert Bloch's occupation?
Novelist, short-story writer
Robert Bloch claim to fame:
Psycho, Psycho II, Psycho House, American Gothic, Firebug
What genre is Robert Bloch's work?
Crime, Horror, , Science fiction, , Fantasy, Crime, Horror, Science fiction
Short Biography
Robert Albert Bloch (/blɑːk/; April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He wrote that "Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk, " (a quote borrowed by Stephen King and often misattributed to him). His fondness for a pun is evident in the titles of his story collections such as Tales in a Jugular Vein, Such Stuff as Screams Are Made Of and Out of the Mouths of Graves.