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Bram Stoker Biography

Birth Name:Abraham Stoker

Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

  • Earned a degree in mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin
  • Is the great-great-grandfather of actress Alberta Mayne
  • Was unable to walk until the age of seven years old due to a childhood illness
  • Before becoming a writer, he worked as a newspaper theatre critic
  • Is best known as the author of the novel "Dracula․"
  • Was well-known as the manager of London's Lyceum Theatre
  • Has served as president of the Trinity College University Philosophical Society

Awards

  • 1959Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
  • 1993Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated