Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
Born	Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. ; October 8, 1920 ; Tacoma, Washington , U.S.
Died	February 11, 1986 (aged 65) ; Madison, Wisconsin , U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Washington (no degree)
Period	1945?1986
Genre	Science fiction
Literary movement	New Wave
Spouse	Flora Parkinson ; ( m. 1940; div. 1945) ; Beverly Ann Stuart ; ( m. 1946; death 1984) ; Theresa Shackleford ( m. 1985) ;
Children	3

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 ? February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels.

Herbert died of a pulmonary embolism while recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery on February 11, 1986.

References [ change | change source ]

↑ Herbert, Frank (September 1990). Google Books ? Dune . ISBN 9780881036367 . Retrieved January 21, 2018 . Frank Herbert was born Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. in Tacoma, Washington on October 8, 1920.

Other websites [ change | change source ]

Official website for Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson
Frank Herbert SF Hall of Fame induction (Kevin Anderson report with his speech)

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[Google_Books-1] Herbert, Frank (September 1990). Google Books ? Dune . ISBN 9780881036367 . Retrieved January 21, 2018 . Frank Herbert was born Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. in Tacoma, Washington on October 8, 1920.

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