# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alfred-bester
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:33:02.631Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/alfred-bester"
name: "Alfred Bester"
slug: "alfred-bester"
description: "Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio screenwriter, magazine editor, and scriptwriter for comics. He is best remembered for his science fiction, including the novel The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953."
tagline: "American author (1913–1987)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Alfred_Bester.gif"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1913-12-18"
deathDate: "1987-09-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump