Description:
Robert L. Fish was born on 21 August 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Bullitt (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He was married to Marnie Kates. He died on 23 February 1981 in Trumbell, Connecticut, USA.
Birthday
August 21, 1912
Born In
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Alternative names
Robert Fish
, A.C. Lamprey
, Robert L. Pike
, Lawrence Roberts
Spouse/Ex-
Marnie Kates 1935 - ? (2 children)
Trivia
An engineer who worked in major companies including Firestone Tire and
Rubber, Fish submitted his first story to Ellery Queen's Mystery
Magazine at the age of 48. He won a total of three Edgar Allan Poe awards from the Mystery Writers of America and served as the organization's president in 1976. He had open-heart surgery in 1971 but continued writing at his home in Connecticut.
On February 23, 1981, he was found dead in his study, pen in hand.
