When and where was Fritz Leiber born?
Fritz Leiber Jr. entered the world on the 24th of December 1910, in Chicago, Illinois.
Questions about Fritz Leiber
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What is the significance of Fritz Leiber's correspondence with H. P. Lovecraft?
This exchange encouraged and influenced his literary development before Lovecraft died in March 1937. S. T. Joshi later identified Leiber's story The Sunken Land published in Unknown Worlds in February 1942 as the most accomplished early work based on Lovecraft's Mythos.
How did Fritz Leiber create the characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser?
These characters were created in a series of letters exchanged by Leiber and his friend Harry Otto Fischer in the mid-1930s. Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself while the Mouser was modeled after Fischer.
Which awards did Fritz Leiber win for his science fiction novels?
In 1958, The Big Time won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. The Wanderer published in 1964 also won the Hugo for Best Novel.
Why did Fritz Leiber relocate to San Francisco permanently?
Jonquil Stephens died in 1969 precipitating Leiber's permanent relocation to San Francisco. Her death exacerbated his longstanding alcoholism after twelve years of fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous.
When and how did Fritz Leiber die?
His cause of death was a stroke occurring in September 1992. He died a few weeks after a physical collapse while traveling from a science fiction convention in London Ontario with his second wife Margo Skinner.