
ABOUT
A twentieth-century American author, he is best known for his novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz, which was based on short stories he contributed to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. His numerous short story collections include The View from the Stars and Conditionally Human.He won a Hugo Award in 1955 for his short story, "The Darfsteller."He kept a photo of Ron Kovic in his room.
BEFORE FAMEDuring World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps as a bomber pilot. He studied engineering at both the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was born in Florida. He married Anna Louise Becker in 1945; they had four children.
Famous QuotesYou don?t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily. Walter M. Miller Jr., A Canticle for Leibowitz
Novelist Walter M. Miller Jr. were born on Tuesday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Pig, it is 16 days until Walter M. Miller Jr. next birthday.