Martin, George R. R.

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Name (Hebrew)
מרטין, ג'ורג' ר. ר., 1948-
Name (Latin)
Martin, George R. R.
Other forms of name
Martin, George R. R., 1948-
מרטין, ג'ורג' ר. ר
Date of birth
1948
Place of birth
Bayonne (N.J.)
Place of residence/headquarters
Santa Fe (N.M.)
Field of activity
Television--Production and direction
American fiction
Associate group
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Clarke College (Dubuque, Iowa)
Occupation
Authors, American
Screenwriters
Teachers
Television producers and directors
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 98636170
Wikidata: Q181677
Library of congress: n 80160390
Sources of Information
  • שיר של אש ושל קרח, 1999-2006.
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Wikipedia description:

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948) also known by the initials G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). He also helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022). In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. He is a longtime resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he helped fund Meow Wolf and owns the Jean Cocteau Cinema. The city commemorates March 29 as George R. R. Martin Day.

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