Michael Moorcock

Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels. Moorcock has mentioned The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw and The Constable of St. Nicholas by Edwin Lester Arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. He became editor of Tarzan Adventures in 1956, at the age of... More

Date of birth:

  • Dec 18, 1939 (age 72 years)

Place of birth:

Also known as:

  • Bill Barclay,
  • Desmond Reid,
  • Edward P. Bradbury,
  • George Collyn,
  • J. R. Taylor,
  • James Colvin,
  • Michael Barrington,
  • Michael John Moorcock,
  • Mike Moorcock,
  • Roger Harris,
  • Warwick Colvin, Jr.,
  • William Barclay,
  • Moorcock, Michael
top ↑

Film

Film writing credits:

Film Story Credits:

top ↑

Author

School or Movement:

top ↑

Awards

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award Winners

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 50
  • 2008

The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 of 2008

Hall of fame inductions:

Date Hall of fame
  • 2002
top ↑ top ↑

Fictional Universes

Fictional universes created:

top ↑ top ↑ top ↑ top ↑

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Rudyard Kipling

    Rudyard Kipling

    Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( /ˈrʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ/ RUD-yəd KIP-ling; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling...
  • Alan Moore

    Alan Moore

    Alan Oswald Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in...
  • Harry Harrison

    Harry Harrison

    Harry Harrison (born March 12, 1925) is an American science fiction author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973). He is also (with Brian Aldiss) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction...
  • H. P. Lovecraft

    Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) — known as H. P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction. Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or ...
  • Roger Zelazny

    Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations...
  • Fritz Leiber

    Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer (of German extraction) of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theatre and films, playwright, expert chess player and a champion fencer. Possibly his greatest chess accomplishment...
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!