Marion Zimmer Bradley
American author (1930–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Noted for the feminist perspective in her writing, her reputation has been posthumously marred by her daughter Moira Greyland's accusations of child sexual abuse, and for allegedly assisting her second husband, convicted child abuser Walter Breen, in sexually abusing multiple unrelated children.
Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
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Born | Marion Eleanor Zimmer (1930-06-03)June 3, 1930 Albany, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 1999(1999-09-25) (aged 69) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Pen name | Morgan Ives, Miriam Gardner, John Dexter, Lee Chapman |
Occupation | Novelist, editor |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Alma mater | Hardin-Simmons University (BA) |
Genre | Fantasy, science fiction, science fantasy, historical fantasy |
Notable works | The Mists of Avalon, the Darkover series |
Spouse |
Robert Alden Bradley
(m. 1949; div. 1964) |
Children | David Bradley, Moira Greyland, Mark Greyland |
Website | |
mzbworks |
Bradley began writing at the age of 17 and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University. She co-founded the Society for Creative Anachronism in 1966. She also served as the editor of the long-running Sword and Sorceress anthology series. She was posthumously awarded the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement in 2000.
In 2014, her daughter Moira accused her of sexual abuse, and it was revealed that Bradley was aware of her second husband, Walter H. Breen's, child molestation activities. In response to the allegations, the publisher of Bradley's digital backlist began donating all income from her e-books to the charity Save the Children. Several science fiction authors have since publicly condemned Bradley.