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Robert Bloch(1917-1994)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Bloch in The Horror of It All (1983)
Robert Bloch was born on 5 April 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Psycho (1960), Psycho II (1983) and Psycho (1998). He was married to Eleanor Zalisko Alexander and Marion Holcombe. He died on 23 September 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 5, 1917
DiedSeptember 23, 1994(77)
BornApril 5, 1917
DiedSeptember 23, 1994(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)
Psycho
8.5
  • Writer
  • 1960
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho II
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1983
Anne Heche in Psycho (1998)
Psycho
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1998
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Journey to the Unknown
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Darío Lavia, and Chucho Fernández in Selecciones de Cineficción Radio (2024)
    Selecciones de Cineficción Radio
    Podcast Series
    • Article Yoo Hoo Mr Delacorte
    • story "Reaper"
    • short story "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
    • 2024
  • Richard Houlihan, Tom O'Brien, Joe Filippone, Lukas Bailey, Kevin Michael Shiley, Scott E. Brosius, Zachary Keane, and Dean Houlihan in Mashup at the Movies (2021)
    Mashup at the Movies
    4.0
    • characters
    • 2021
  • Cineficción Radio (2019)
    Cineficción Radio
    3.2
    Podcast Series
    • stories
    • story "Reaper"
    • story "Mannikins of Horror"
    • 2019–2020
  • Robert Bloch, Tom Holland, Debra Lamb, Chris R. Notarile, Chris Bostrom, and Tom Patrick Propofsky in Mother (2020)
    Mother
    7.6
    Short
    • characters
    • 2020
  • Curious Matter Anthology (2019)
    Curious Matter Anthology
    Podcast Series
    • original story
    • 2019
  • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
    Bates Motel
    8.1
    TV Series
    • based on characters from the novel 'Psycho' by
    • 2013–2017
  • Jure Godcock's Psiho (2013)
    Jure Godcock's Psiho
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 2013
  • Psycho (2009)
    Psycho
    Video
    • author
    • 2009
  • Anne Heche in Psycho (1998)
    Psycho
    4.6
    • novel
    • 1998
  • The Hunger (1997)
    The Hunger
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1998
  • Tambien la muerte puede morir
    Short
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins, Olivia Hussey, and Henry Thomas in Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
    Psycho IV: The Beginning
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • based on characters created by
    • 1990
  • Monsters (1988)
    Monsters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1988–1989
  • Psycho (1988)
    Psycho
    5.6
    Video Game
    • based on characters by
    • 1988
  • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
    Tales from the Darkside
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • based on a story by
    • story by
    • 1984–1987

Additional Crew

  • Bates Motel (1987)
    Bates Motel
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • inspired by: the novel "Psycho" by (uncredited)
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Robert Bloch Official Website
  • Alternative name
    • Roberto Bloch
  • Born
    • April 5, 1917
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 23, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(esophageal and kidney cancer)
  • Spouses
      Eleanor Zalisko Alexander1964 - September 23, 1994 (his death)
  • Other works
    (1/7/1986) Essay: "Two Victorian Gentlemen," Blood of the Innocent (Comic Book), Vol.1, No.1, pgs. 27-30, Warp Graphics.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Interviews
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Said to have based the Bates character from "Psycho" on the outwardly mild-mannered real-life serial killer Ed Gein.
  • Quotes
    I was always so badly frightened as a child, so I thought: "If you can't lick 'em, join em."

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