Phillip K. Dick Research

Phillip Kindred Dick was an American science-fiction novelist. In his lifetime, he produced 44 novels and roughly 121 short stories. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 16, 1928, along with his twin sister Jane who survived only 8 weeks postpartum. Although he was born in Chicago, he lived in Berkeley, California most of his life with his mother. By 1952, Dick became a published author. Dick's most famous works include, the Hugo-award-winning "The Man in the High Castle," "A Scanner Darkly," "Valis," and, of course, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" - which was adapted into the 1982 film, "Blade Runner." Unfortunately, Dick died of heart failure only 4 months prior to the release of the movie in 1982. This film allowed Dick to achieve a significant amount of financial stability towards the end of his life. Prior to the adaptation, Dick was never financially successful as a writer - despite being an accomplished science-fiction writer and award-winning author. Since his passing at the age of 53, numerous other writings of Dick were later adapted into other films. In addition, his unpublished novels have since been published. Phillip K. Dick was one of the most influential science-fiction writers and his legacy lives on.