Joe Haldeman

Joe Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author.

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June 9 - 1943 - American - Science fiction author

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Joe William Haldeman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a child. Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter in 1965. He received a bachelor of science degree in astronomy from the University of Maryland in 1967. That same year he was drafted into the army and served as a combat engineer in Vietnam. He was wounded in combat and his wartime experience was the inspiration for War Year, his first novel. In 1975, he received a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. He currently resides in Gainesville, Florida and Cambridge, Massachusetts and teaches at MIT.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Puerto Rico - New Orleans - Washington, D.C. - Bethesda, Maryland - Anchorage, Alaska - Bachelor of science - Astronomy - University of Maryland - Drafted - Army - Vietnam - Master of fine arts - University of Iowa - Writer's Workshop - Gainesville, Florida - Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT

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Haldeman's most famous novel is The Forever War, inspired by his Vietnam experiences, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He later turned it into a series.

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The Forever War - Hugo - Nebula Award - A series

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Haldeman is the brother of the late Jack C. Haldeman II, also a science fiction author.

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