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Luke Rhinehart (1932–2020)

Author of The Dice Man

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Luke Rhinehart is the international bestselling author of five novels: He is also the author of seven screenplays, several based on his own novels — biography from The Book of the Die
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Canonical name
Rhinehart, Luke
Legal name
Cockcroft, George Powers
Other names
COCKCROFT, George Powers
COCKCROFT, George
RHINEHART, Luke (pseudonym)
Date of birth
1932-11-15
Date of death
2020-11-06
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Albany, New York, USA
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Cause of death
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Deia, Mallorca, Spain
New York, USA
Education
Columbia University (PhD | English | 1964)
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novelist
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George Powers Cockcroft, widely known by the pen name Luke Rhinehart, was an American novelist, screenwriter, and nonfiction writer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Dice Man, the story of a psychiatrist who experiments with making life decisions based on the roll of a die. The Dice Man was critically well received and a commercial success.
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