Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown (1906–1972) was an American writer known both for his work as an author of mysteries and science fiction. He first gained prominence for his hundreds of short stories that ran in the crime and sci-fi pulps during the 1930s and '40s. In 1947 he wrote his first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, a mystery that won that year's Edgar Award. He would go on to publish 27 more novels, both mysteries and science fiction, including six more Ed & Am Hunter Mysteries. His science-fiction short story "The Arena" (1944) was adapted for an original Star Trek episode of the same name in 1967. And his novel The Screaming Mimi (1949) was turned into a movie of the same title in 1958. Since his death in 1972, his reputation as a master of both genres has only continued to grow.