Photograph
Robert Bloch at Typewriter
| Robert Albert Bloch, author of Psycho, surrounded by tall bookshelves full of books, is sitting in front of a typewriter with an open cigarette case full of cigarettes, a bottle of Wing Fhung Hong, and a pile of papers. |
| Image ID: | 64463 |
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| Creator Name: | Gauer, Harold |
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| Collection Name: | Harold Gauer papers, 1935-2008 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | M2009-018, HG_0232 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.75 x 3.75 inches |
| Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917-September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (born 1884, Chicago - died 1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (born 1880, Attica, Indiana - died 1944, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent. Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H.P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Books |
| Writing |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Clocks and watches |
| Typewriters |
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