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Jack Sharkey

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Date of birth
1931-05-06
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United States
Date of death
1992-09-28
Place of death
United States

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John Michael Sharkey (May 6, 1931 – September 28, 1992) was an American writer who published over eighty plays, many under pen names.

Sharkey was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Patrick and Mary Sharkey. In the 1960s, he worked at Playboy and edited the company magazine for Allstate Insurance. He published science fiction stories starting in 1959 with "The Captain of His Soul", which appeared in Fantastic. He published about fifty stories in science fiction magazines such as Galaxy Science Fiction.

Sharkey wrote plays under his own name and four pseudonyms: Rick Abbot, Mark Chandler, Monk Ferris, and Mike Johnson.

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John Michael Sharkey was an american writer, known for his science fiction stories.

Last modified: 2020-08-20 (revision #22580)

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