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- Iain Banks was born on February 16, 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Business, Complicity (2000) and Stonemouth (2015). He was married to Adele Hartley and Annie Blackburn. He died on June 9, 2013 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK.
- SpousesAdele Hartley(March 2013 - June 9, 2013) (his death)Annie Blackburn (divorced)
- Supported a motion to impeach British Prime Minister Tony Blair after the war "Operation Iraqi Freedom".
- Diagnosed with terminal cancer of the gall bladder at the beginning of 2013.
- Authored a number of Science Fiction works under the name "Iain M Banks", some of which make up the Culture series.
- In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
- He once owned an extensive car collection, including a 3.2 liter Porsche Boxster, a Porsche 911 Turbo, a 3.8 liter Jaguar Mark II, a 5 liter BMW M5 and a daily use diesel Land Rover Defender whose power he had boosted by about 50%. He sold all of them in February 2007 and exchanged Them for a Lexus Hybrid.
- Utility is seven-eights proximity.
- He wasn't going to kill himself, it would be too easy.
- Sympathising with fools is close to thinking like an idiot.
- Will you be my Widow?
- We are not a Monoculture.
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