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Gary Brandner
Gary Brandner
Born	(1930-05-31)May 31, 1930 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
Died	September 22, 2013(2013-09-22) (aged 83) Reno, Nevada, United States
Occupation	Author, screenwriter
Language	English
Genre	Horror
Years active	1977–2012
Spouse	Martine Wood Brandner

Gary Phil Brandner (May 31, 1930 – September 22, 2013) was an American horror fiction author best known for his werewolf themed trilogy of novels, The Howling. The first book of the series was adapted loosely as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no association with the film series, though he was involved with writing the screenplay for the second Howling film, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf. The fourth film of the Howling series, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare, is actually the closest adaptation of Brandner's original novel, though this too varies to some degree.

Brandner's novel Walkers was adapted and filmed for television as From The Dead Of Night. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988 horror film Cameron's Closet.

Life and career

Born in the Midwest and much traveled during his formative years, Brandner published more than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and also wrote a few screenplays. He attended college at the University of Washington where he was a member of fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduating in 1955, he worked as an amateur boxer, bartender, surveyor, loan company investigator, advertising copywriter, and technical writer before turning to fiction writing. Brandner lived with his wife, Martine Wood Brandner, and several cats in Reno, Nevada.

He died of esophageal cancer in 2013.

Novels

The Big Brain series

The Howling series

Standalones

See also

• List of horror fiction authors

References

1. Binion, Cavett (2007). "Howling VI - The Freaks (1991)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
2. "Gary Brandner (1933-2013)". Locus Online. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
3. McArdle, Terence (3 October 2013). "Horror novelist Gary Brandner dies at 83". The Washington Post.
4. Tyee Yearbook (1952): University of Washington Yearbook, Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 1952, p. 57, retrieved 2014-01-04 – via Mocavo.com
5. Barton, Steve (23 September 2013). "Rest in Peace Author Gary Brandner". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
6. McArdle, Terence (2013-10-04). "Books". The Washington Post.

External links

• Gary Brandner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Gary Brandner at IMDb

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