Actor

Philip K. Dick

Writing

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Movies: 26Series: 6Crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 584

IMDb ID: nm0001140

Known for: Writing

Born: December 16, 1928

Died: March 2, 1982

Age: 53

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2025

Years active: 64

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q171091

Also known as

Philip Kindred Dick • Richard Phillips • Jack Dowland

Other jobs

Short Story (15)Novel (8)Characters (2)Original Story (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.

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