Anne R. Dick (1927–2017)

Anne R. Dick was born Anne Browning Williams in West Englewood, New Jersey on January 16, 1927. She studied at Washington University. She married poet Richard Rubenstein and together they started the poetry magazines Inferno and Gryphon. Rubenstein died in 1958 from an allergic reaction to show more tranquilizers. Soon afterward, she began an affair with author Philip K. Dick. During their six year relationship, she was his muse. Her memoir, The Search for Philip K. Dick, was published in 1995. She died of congestive heart failure on April 28, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less