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American writer
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Male
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Birth:
23 March 1934(Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California)
Death:
5 September 2010(Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Richard Neil Barron (23 March 1934 - 5 September 2010) was a science fiction bibliographer and scholar. His training was as a librarian. He is perhaps best known for his book Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. He won the Pilgrim Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship in 1982. He died on September 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.