Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

American author (1906–1936)
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Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.

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Robert E. Howard was born on Monday, 22 January 1906 in Peaster, Texas, United States. His full name at birth was Robert Ervin Howard. He was best known as an author. Howard's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Thursday, 11 June 1936 in Cross Plains, Texas, United States at the age of 30. He is buried at Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA. For university, he studied at Howard Payne University. His zodiac star sign was Aquarius.

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Robert Ervin Howard
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Claim to fame
Conan the Barbarian
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Date of birth
22 January 1906
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Place of birth
Peaster, Texas, United States
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Date of death
11 June 1936
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30 (age at death)
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Cross Plains, Texas, United States
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Cause of death
Suicide by gunshot
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Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
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Short story writer, poet, novelist, epistolean
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Howard Payne University
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Robert E. Howard is known for his role in the film The Legend of Conan (2014) as characters.

He is also known for his role in the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011) as character created by: Shuma-Gorath.

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