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name: "Robert Bloch"
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born: "5 April 1917"
died: "23 September 1994"
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# Robert Bloch

Novelist and writer. Born 5 April 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 23 September 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Novelist, Writer
- **Born:** 5 April 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 23 September 1994
- **Active:** 1960–1966

## Biography

Robert Bloch was an American writer of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known for his 1959 novel *Psycho*, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film of the same name.

Bloch wrote three episodes for the original *Star Trek* series: “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” (1966), “Catspaw” (1967) and “Wolf in the Fold” (1967). He contributed scripts and stories to *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*, *Thriller* and other television series, and published numerous short stories and novels.

Bloch received a Hugo Award for his short story “That Hell-Bound Train”. He died in Los Angeles on 23 September 1994.

*Sources: memory-alpha.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org, robertbloch.net.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Psycho* (1960), Fi1m 90, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/psycho.md)

## Also known for

- *Bates Motel* (2013), Characters
- *Psycho* (1998), Novel
- *Psycho II* (1983), Characters
- *Psycho III* (1986), Original Story
- *Psycho IV: The Beginning* (1990), Characters
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Writer, Story, Teleplay
- *Asylum* (1972), Story, Writer
- *The House That Dripped Blood* (1971), Writer

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