Philip Kindred Dick (1928 - 1982)

Born 16 Dec 1928 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1982 at age 53 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Philip Dick is Notable.

Philip Dick is one of twins.

Philip Kindred Dick^[1] was born 16 December 1928 in Chicago, Illinois son of Joseph Edgar Dick (b abt 1899 in New Florence, PA) and Dorothy Grant Kindred (b abt 1900 in Canon City, Colorado.^[2] His twin sister, Jane Charlotte Dick, died six weeks after they were born.

The family moved to San Francisco, California. When Philip was five, his father was transferred to a job in Reno, Nevada; his mother, not wanting to go, divorced his father. She moved with Philip to Washington DC for a few years, then back to California (Bay Area) where Philip went to Berkeley High School and studied briefly at University of California, Berkeley.

Philip K. Dick became a well-known science fiction writer.

Philip K. Dick died in Santa Ana, California in 1982^[3] after having suffered multiple strokes. He was cremated and his ashes buried (by his father) with his twin sister Jane at Riverside Cemetery (Sec K, Block 1, lot 56), Ft. Morgan, Colorado.

Marriages and Children

Philip K. Dick was married five times and had three children:

1. Jeanette Marlin, from May to November 1948; no children
2. Kleo Apostolides from 14 Jun 1950 to 1959; no children
3. Anne William Rubsentein from 1 April 1959 to October 1965; one child:
   1. Laura Archer b 25 Feb 1960
4. Nancy Hackett (from 6 July 1966 - 1972); one child:
   1. Isolde Freya (no Isa Dick Hackett) b 15 March 1967
5. Leslie (Tessa) Busby (from 18 April 1973^[4] to 1988 (California Divorce Index says June 1976^[5])); one child:
   1. Christopher Kenneth Dick, b 25 July 1973.

Sources

1. ↑ Unless otherwise cited, information in this profile is from Wikipedia contributors, "Philip K. Dick," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_K._Dick&oldid=756306149 (accessed December 23, 2016).
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-6C2Z : 18 May 2016), Philip Kindred Dick, 16 Dec 1928; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 56957, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXH-JBF : 26 November 2014), Philip Kindred Dick, 02 Mar 1982; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6G1-ZYM : 27 November 2014), Philip K Dick and Leslie A Busby, 18 Apr 1973; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Orange, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPT7-NSW : 27 November 2014), Tessa B Busby and Philip K Dick, Jun 1976; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Orange, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.