Robert Bloch
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Robert Bloch Net Worth

Bloch's career spanned over five decades, during which he wrote hundreds of short stories, novels, and television scripts. His salary is unknown. Robert Bloch was an American author of horror and suspense fiction, best known for his novel Psycho which inspired the famous Hitchcock film. He was born in Chicago in 1917 and had a net worth of $1.2 million. Bloch won both the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and had a career spanning over five decades, during which he wrote hundreds of short stories, novels, and television scripts. His salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 5, 1917
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Age 103 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $1.2 Million (2024)

About

An American author of horror and suspense fiction, he is best known for his novel, Psycho, which inspired the famous Hitchcock film. He won both the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award.

Before Fame

He wrote his first story at age seventeen and, encouraged by his mentor, H.P. Lovecraft, published numerous stories in pulp magazines.

Trivia

Over the course of his prolific writing career, he published over thirty novels, hundreds of short stories, and a number of television scripts.

Family Life

He grew up in a German-Jewish family in the Midwestern United States and was the son of a banker and a social worker. He was married twice; he wed his second wife, Eleanor Alexander Zalisko, in 1964.

Associated With

He was a close friend of fellow author, Harlan Ellison.

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