Robert Sheckley (June 16, 1928- December 9, 2005) was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in New Jersey. He started writing science fiction in the early 50's and continued into the late 90's. In addition to numerous short stories and novels he wrote the screenplays for a number of television series and movies. One of his early stories, “The Seventh Victim,” was made into the movie “The 10th Victim” starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. Several other stories and novels have also been adapted for television and movies.