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Philip K. Dick biography

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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Ana, California
  • AKA: Richard Philips
  • AKA: Jack Dowland
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Philip Dick is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his science fiction short stories, many of which have been translated to film.


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Philip Dick is an American novelist best known for his science fiction short stories, many of which have been translated to film, including Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau and Total Recall. Dick was the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series. Dick's writing often focuses on psychological struggles and altered states.

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