Frank Riley

American writer (1915–1996)
Person human Q715256

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 8, 1915
Date of death
April 24, 1996
Place of birth
Hibbing
Place of death
Manhattan Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Given name
Frank[13]
Start of work period
1954
Work period start
1954
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
273719699
Library of Congress authority ID
n83003524
BIBSYS ID
90166390
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10991872
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
riley_frank
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Frank_Riley
Freebase ID
/m/0kshtb
ISFDB author ID
2100
Libraries Australia ID
36270413
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08216637, DA03194967
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NDL Authority ID
00454236
NLA Trove people ID
1239993
NUKAT ID
n2017021082
NooSFere author ID
542025523
Open Library ID
OL3731628A
OpenMLOL author ID
176542
Prabook ID
2442587
Project Gutenberg author ID
35656
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Frank_Riley
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14480
WikiTree person ID
Ryhlick-1

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Given name 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Born in Hibbing[1], he… he was born on June 8, 1915[2]. He passed away in Manhattan Beach[3]. He died on April 24, 1996[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], novelist[7], and science fiction writer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include They'd Rather Be Right[14], a literary work[15], written by Mark Clifton[16].

FAQs

Where was Frank Riley born?

Born in Hibbing[1].

Where did Frank Riley die?

Frank Riley died in Manhattan Beach[3].

What did Frank Riley do for work?

Frank Riley worked as journalist[5], writer[6], novelist[7], and science fiction writer[8].

What awards did Frank Riley receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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