Related Topics: Flowers for Algernon

BIOGRAPHY:

Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York . He received a BA and an MA from Brooklyn College. He has been a merchant seaman, a ship's purser, a fivtion editor and a high school teacher. Flowers for Algernon was first published as a magazine story in 1960 and won a Hugo for best science novellete. It went on to win the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel, an award winning television drama and won an Oscar for Cliff Robertson as Best Actor in the feature film adaptation, Charly.

Mr. Keyes has taught high school English and is the author of The Touch and The Mind of Billy Milligan. His most recent book, Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer's Journey was published in February of 2000 in concert with the completion of a new made for television feature film entitled Flowers for Algernon .

WEB SITE ADDRESSES:

Algernon's Pad

Daniel Keyes Homepage Official site. Contains information on his works, a biography, and some FAQ's.
http://in.flite.net/~dkeyes

Daniel Keyes Biography

http://in.flite.net/~dkeyes/dksbio.html