Philip K. Dick's biography
Philip Kindred Dick is 54 years old novelist born at Chicago. Philip was born on Sunday 16th of December 1928. According to year of birth 1928 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 16th of December means Philip is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.Philip was married 5 times.
He is native english speaker. He is white american. Philip is citizen of United States of America. Philip is anglican / episcopalian. Philip´s primary profession is to be novelist. You can know Philip also as essayist, science fiction writer, philosopher. Philip is recently known as writer. He received Hugo Award for Best Novel The Man in the High Castle in 1963
Philip K. Dick's family
Philip K. Dick's ex wifes
Nancy Hackett
Philip K. Dick and Nancy Hackett have been together since 1966 for 6 years.
Jeanette Marlin
Philip K. Dick and Jeanette Marlin have been together less than a year in 1948.
Kleo Apostolides
Philip K. Dick and Kleo Apostolides have been together since 1950 for 9 years.
Anne Williams Rubinstein
Philip K. Dick and Anne Williams Rubinstein have been together since 1959 for 6 years.
Leslie Busby
Philip K. Dick and Leslie Busby have been together since 1973 for 4 years.
He has 1 daughter.
Philip K. Dick's daughter: Isa Dick Hackett
Philip K. Dick's daughter's name is Isa Dick Hackett. She is known as film producer. His daughter was born on Wednesday 15th of March 1967 in Greenbrae.
Philip K. Dick's schools
We found 2 schools Philip attended. Complete list of schools: Berkeley High School, University of California, Berkeley.
Detailed informations about Philip´s schools
- Philip K Dick graduated from Berkley High School class of 1947 with future science fiction writer Ursula (Kroeber) Le Guin, but they didn't know each other.
Philip K. Dick's career
His main focus is to be novelist and science fiction. Philip is famous thanks to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner (1982).
Is Philip K. Dick gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Philip K. Dick die
Philip died on on Tuesday 2nd of March 1982 when he was 54 years old at Santa Ana. Philip K. Dicks death was caused by stroke. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Philip K. Dick's Awards
- He received award for Hugo Award for Best Novel for work The Man in the High Castle in 1963
- Philip received award for John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for work Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said in 1975
- Philip received award for BSFA Award for Best Novel for work A Scanner Darkly in 1978
- Philip received award for Kurd Lasswitz Award for best foreign work for work Valis in 1985
What else you don't know about Philip K. Dick ?
Philip´s middle name is Kindred.
Philip K. Dick's quotes
- Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
- The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
- [September 25, 1980, from a conversation with Paul M. Sammon (Paul Sammon)]: You would have to kill me and prop me up in the seat of my car with a smile painted on my face to get me to go near Hollywood.
- I'm an obsessive writer and if I don't get writer's block I'd overload, short circuit and blow my brain out right away.
- Sometimes to go insane is an appropriate response to the World.
- If you want to get well, you're going to have to stop trying to help people.
- The most dangerous kind of person... is one who is afraid of his own shadow.
- What a tragic realm this is, he reflected. Those down here are prisoners, and the ultimate tragedy is that they don't know it; they think they are free because they have never been free, and do not understand what it means.
- This is a mournful discovery. 1)Those who agree with you are insane 2)Those who do not agree with you are in power
- Exactly what the powers of hell feed on: the best instincts in man.
- When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now I have put away childish things.... I must be scientific.
- [Valis] Mental Illness is not funny.
- For every person a sentence, a series of words, exists that can destroy them. There also exists a series of words that can heal them. You may not get the second, but you can be sure of getting the first.
- There should be a Clause that if you find God you get to keep Him.
- He was becoming an Anachronism, and The Universe has a habit of deleting Anachronisms.
- [Valis] "'Fappers', it was on the banners: 'Friend of the American People'"
- The authorities had become as psychotic as they people they hunted. The authorities wanted to lock up anyone who wasn't a clone of the establishment. The authorities were full of hate.
- There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.
- It horrified him, this thought: the ancient gigantic cannibal near-man flourishing now, ruling the world once more. We spent a million years escaping him, Frink thought, and now he's back. And not merely as the adversary . . . but as the master.
- You know the old brownshirt term for people who spin philosophy? Eierkopf. Egghead. Because the big double-domed empty heads break so easily . . . in the street brawls
- The Nazis have no sense of humor, so why should they want television? Anyhow, they killed most of the really great comedians.
- And yet, even if one person finds his way ... that means there is a Way. Even if I personally fail to reach it.
- They're not idealists like Joe and me; they're cynics with utter faith. It's a sort of brain defect, like a lobotomy-that
- Amazing, the power of fiction, even cheap popular fiction, to evoke. No wonder it's banned within Reich territory
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Philip K. Dick's body shape, eye color
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