Fritz Leiber
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1910 — Present
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Edited by Fenomenco Desk, Celebrity Research Team
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2026 • Fact-Checked
Personal Info
- Born
- Dec 24, 1910
- Age
- 115
- Birth Place
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Occupation Writer
Period 1934–1992[a]
Genre Fantasy, horror, science fiction
Notable works Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Big Time
Spouse
Jonquil Stephens
(m. 1936; died 1969)
Margo Skinner (m. 1992)
Life
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Fritz Leiber was born December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, to the actors Fritz Leiber and Virginia Bronson Leiber. For a time, he seemed inclined to follow in his parents' footsteps; the theater and actors feature in his fiction. He spent 1928 touring with his parents' Shakespeare company (Fritz Leiber & Co.) before entering the University of Chicago, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received an undergraduate Ph.B. degree in psychology and physiology or biology with honors in 1932. From 1932 to 1933, he worked as a lay reader and studied as a candidate for the ministry, without taking a degree, at the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea, Manhattan, an affiliate of the Episcopal Church.
Period 1934–1992[a]
Genre Fantasy, horror, science fiction
Notable works Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Big Time
Spouse
Jonquil Stephens
(m. 1936; died 1969)
Margo Skinner (m. 1992)
Life
[edit]
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Fritz Leiber was born December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, to the actors Fritz Leiber and Virginia Bronson Leiber. For a time, he seemed inclined to follow in his parents' footsteps; the theater and actors feature in his fiction. He spent 1928 touring with his parents' Shakespeare company (Fritz Leiber & Co.) before entering the University of Chicago, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received an undergraduate Ph.B. degree in psychology and physiology or biology with honors in 1932. From 1932 to 1933, he worked as a lay reader and studied as a candidate for the ministry, without taking a degree, at the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea, Manhattan, an affiliate of the Episcopal Church.
Life & Career Details
Occupation Writer
Period 1934–1992[a]
Genre Fantasy, horror, science fiction
Notable works Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Big Time
Spouse
Jonquil Stephens
(m. 1936; died 1969)
Margo Skinner (m. 1992)
Life
[edit]
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Fritz Leiber was born December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, to the actors Fritz Leiber and Virginia Bronson Leiber. For a time, he seemed inclined to follow in his parents' footsteps; the theater and actors feature in his fiction. He spent 1928 touring with his parents' Shakespeare company (Fritz Leiber & Co.) before entering the University of Chicago, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received an undergraduate Ph.B. degree in psychology and physiology or biology with honors in 1932. From 1932 to 1933, he worked as a lay reader and studied as a candidate for the ministry, without taking a degree, at the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea, Manhattan, an affiliate of the Episcopal Church.
Period 1934–1992[a]
Genre Fantasy, horror, science fiction
Notable works Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Big Time
Spouse
Jonquil Stephens
(m. 1936; died 1969)
Margo Skinner (m. 1992)
Life
[edit]
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Fritz Leiber was born December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, to the actors Fritz Leiber and Virginia Bronson Leiber. For a time, he seemed inclined to follow in his parents' footsteps; the theater and actors feature in his fiction. He spent 1928 touring with his parents' Shakespeare company (Fritz Leiber & Co.) before entering the University of Chicago, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received an undergraduate Ph.B. degree in psychology and physiology or biology with honors in 1932. From 1932 to 1933, he worked as a lay reader and studied as a candidate for the ministry, without taking a degree, at the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea, Manhattan, an affiliate of the Episcopal Church.
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