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  1. Early life

    George Raymond Martin (he adopted the confirmation name Richard at 13 years old) was born on September … See more

    George R. R. Martin - Wikipedia

    • George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948) also known by the initials G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television serie… See more

    BornGeorge Raymond Martin · September 20, 1948 · Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
    SpousesGale Burnick · (m. 1975; div. 1979) · Parris McBride (m. 2011)
    OccupationNovelist · television writer · short story writer
    Career

    Martin began selling science fiction short stories professionally in 1970, at age 21. His first sale was "The Hero", sold to Galaxy magazine and published in its February 1971 issue; other sales soon followed. His first story t… See more

    Producing

    In 2017, Martin confirmed he would serve as an executive producer of the HBO television series adaptation of the 2010 science fantasy novel Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. Martin also contributed to the 2022 vi… See more