(September 20, 1948- )
Birth name is George Raymond Richard Martin
Wrote 'Dying of the Light,' 'Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle),' 'Fevre Dream,' 'The Armageddon Rag' and 'Dead Man's Hand (with John J. Miller)'
Wrote the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series
Produced and wrote teleplays for ' Twilight Zone,' 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Wild Cards'
Won three Hugo Awards (1974, 79, 79)
Won two Nebula Awards (1979, 85)

He has two middle names.
The themes in his books are rarely cheerful.
He loved and collected comic books during his high school years.
He used to direct chess tournaments.

He attended Northwestern University.
He taught Journalism at Clarke College.
He does research for his novels.
He's best known for his critically acclaimed 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.

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