(October 7, 1920-February 11, 1986)
Author of the 'Dune' series, 'The White Plague,' 'The Dosadi Experiment,' 'The Dragon in the Sea,' 'The Green Brain' and 'The Heaven Makers'

He never graduated from college because he refused to take courses he disliked.
He was divorced.
He was known to be an impatient man.
His novel 'Dune' was made into a terrible 1984 film.

He was inspired by the works of H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
He served as a photographer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
It took him six years of research and writing to create 'Dune.'
'Dune' was voted the greatest sci-fi work of the 20th century, and has a huge fan following.
He died after a long battle with cancer.

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