Daniel Keyes (August 9, 1927 – June 15, 2014) was an American writer best known as the author of the novel Flowers for Algernon. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and …

Jun 15, 2014 · Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor …

Born August 9th, 1927 in New York, Keyes briefly attended New York University before joining the United States Maritime Service at the age of seventeen; he worked as the purser (person who …

Daniel Keyes passed away on June 15, 2014, at the age of 86. He left behind a significant literary legacy, with "Flowers for Algernon" remaining one of the most celebrated American novels of the …

Jun 17, 2014 · Daniel Keyes (b.1927) died on June 15. Keyes is best known for his short story “Flowers for Algernon,” which won the Hugo Award, and its expansion, the Nebula Award-winning novel of the …

Mar 7, 2011 · Keyes returned to Brooklyn College to study English and American literature, successfully earning his M.A. degree. In 1966, he joined the faculty of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, as …

Daniel Keyes was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. A public high school graduate, Keyes worked briefly as a ship's purser for the U.S. Maritime Service before applying to Brooklyn College, where he …

Daniel Keyes was an SF writer, teacher, and editor, best remembered for his first novel, Flowers for Algernon (Harcourt, 1966). His first published SF story was "Precedent" in Marvel Science Fiction …

Keyes, in his 1999 memoir Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer's Journey, explains more about his creative writing process and relates key insights for the conception of Flowers for Algernon.

Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 9, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1950 and a master's degree in English literature in 1961 from Brooklyn College.