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Mike Resnick(1942-2020)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Mike Resnick was born on 5 March 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Don't Take the Name of God in Vain (1999), The Faith Machine (2011) and GenreTainment (2012). He was married to Carol L. Cain. He died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.
BornMarch 5, 1942
DiedJanuary 9, 2020(77)
BornMarch 5, 1942
DiedJanuary 9, 2020(77)
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Known for

Pau Barredo and Emilio Guirao in Don't Take the Name of God in Vain (1999)
Don't Take the Name of God in Vain
4.2
Short
  • Writer
  • 1999
The Faith Machine (2011)
The Faith Machine
Short
  • Writer
  • 2011
GenreTainment
Podcast Series
  • Actor
Rick Green in Prisoners of Gravity (1989)
Prisoners of Gravity
8.5
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Writer

  • The Faith Machine (2011)
    The Faith Machine
    Short
    • short story "Article of Faith"
    • 2011
  • Pau Barredo and Emilio Guirao in Don't Take the Name of God in Vain (1999)
    Don't Take the Name of God in Vain
    4.2
    Short
    • novel "The Branch"
    • 1999

Actor

  • GenreTainment
    Podcast Series
    • 2012

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 5, 1942
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 9, 2020
    • USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Carol L. CainOctober 2, 1961 - January 9, 2020 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mike's daughter, Laura Resnick, was born in 1962, and is also a writer; she has won awards for her romance novels and the 1993 Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer.

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