# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/l-sprague-de-camp
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:57:57.726Z

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name: "L. Sprague de Camp"
slug: "l-sprague-de-camp"
description: "Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s."
tagline: "American non- and speculative fiction writer"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1907-11-27"
deathDate: "2000-11-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump