Orson Scott Card

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-08-24 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Richland, Washington, USA

Orson Scott Card

Biography

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social com...

Acting

2015

Night of the Living Deb

as Professor Turlington

Production

1990

1989

1987

The King is Born

as Screenplay

1989

The Good Samaritan

as Screenplay

1988

He is Risen

as Screenplay

1990

Saul of Tarsus

as Screenplay

2013

Ender's Game

as Novel

2013

Ender's Game

as Producer

2007

Shelter

as Writer

1989

1988

The Prodigal Son

as Screenplay

1992

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