Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 9, 1927. At age 17, Daniel Keyes joined the U.S. Maritime Service. He obtained a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College and earned a Master's degree in English and American literature at night while teaching English in New York City public schools during the day and writing weekends. With his hectic schedule, it didn’t seem like Keyes would pop out an award winning novel any time soon, yet that is exactly what he did. He had written many books, including Fifth Sally, The Minds of Billy Milligan, The Touch, Unveiling Claudia, and the memoir Algernon, Charlie, and I: A Writer's Journey, but the book he is famous for is Flowers for Algernon. The novel was joint winner of the Nebula Award in 1966. It also won the science fiction field's Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction. Flowers for Algernon has been adapted several times for other media, most prominently as the 1968 film Charly, starring Cliff Robertson (who won an Academy Award for Best Actor) and Claire Bloom. Today he is a resident of South Florida. A new novel by Daniel Keyes, The Asylum Prophecies is slated for publication October 2009 by Dorchester Publishing. He plans to continue with his writing. As it was said by Charlie Gordon, “There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin."
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