Robert Bloch papers 1855-1994 (bulk 1962-1994)

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Robert Bloch papers 1855-1994 (bulk 1962-1994)

Robert Bloch was a horror and science fiction writer best known as the author of "Psycho." This collection consists of correspondence, convention programs, and other materials related to his career and personal life.

284.07 cubicft. (393 boxes)

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Bloch, Robert, 1917-1994

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Robert Bloch was best known as the author of "Psycho." He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. He attended schools in Maywood, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as a free lance writer from 1934-1942. He then spent 11 years as a copywriter for a Milwaukee advertising agency before returning to freelance writing in 1953. He wrote primarily fantasy and suspense fiction. Bloch's most famous book was "Psycho," but he wrote other books including "Straitjacket," "The Psychopath," "Out of t...