The two groups of people who know nothing about the hit American series Game of Thrones are those who just escaped under the rocks and those who are still there. What many of us don’t know is the mastermind behind this epic work titled George RR Martin. He is a writer, film producer and screenwriter among many other things. Considered by the Times Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world, here is everything you need to know about him.

George RR Martin: Bio

It is like George Raymond Martin that the writerwas born on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey. The second “R” in his name, Richard, will come later when he is confirmed as a Catholic. Of German, French, Irish and English descent, he was raised alongside two sisters by his mother Margaret and father Raymond Collins Martins.

Martins and her two younger sisters, Darleen and Janet, were raised in a very poor family that struggled to provide them with the most suitable accommodation at any given time.

Like many great writers you know, George R RMartin started writing when he was young and by the age of 21 he had already worked as a writer. For his education, the writer who would later mesmerize with him attended Mary Jane Donohoe School, where he proceeded to Marist High School. He went on to earn a journalism degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and later a master’s degree from the same institution.

After completing his education by the time the Vietnam War broke out, he would continue to serve with VISTA as a volunteer. At the same time he became a teacher and chess director. What’s interesting is that it was his work, especially with chess, that would help him as a writer because, as he pointed out, it gave him time to work on his writing.

George R.R. Martin as Writer

Sustaining a writing career that has spanned nearly 50 years, Martins started out writing short stories before continuing to expand. The Game of Thrones writer began selling his works in his early twenties, but it was much later that he made a full-time career as he was unable to pay his bills in the earliest times.

Among his most popular works is the series, A Song of Ice and Fire. The series has works including A Game of Thrones which was released in 1996, A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ), A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ), A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ), and A Dance with Dragons ( 2011). The other works in the series that have not yet been published are Les Vents d’Hiver and A Dream of Spring.

An extraordinary writer, George RR Martins wishes that if he dies, he would want all the works he has not completed destroyed. It’s just because he wouldn’t want anyone to finish his works for him.

Apart from the fact that his works have been adapted into major films, he has won numerous awards by publishing more than 40 works including short stories, short stories, quote books, novels, and many more. Among the awards he has won to date are nearly 10 Hugo Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards and Nebula Awards.

Wife, does he have children?

George has been married twice so far in his life. His first marriage was to Gale Burnick and it was in 1975. Before meeting Gale and marrying her, he had also dated fellow writer Lisa Tuttle for some time. Her marriage which had Bridge Over Troubled Waters as the wedding song did not last long as it only ended 4 years later in 1979.

After his marriage to Gale Burnick crashed, he would go on to marry Parris McBride in 2011. The two met as early as 1975, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that they started dating. Before getting married, they lived together for many years.

It is very interesting to note that both his first wife, Gale Burnick and Parris McBride, who was his companion for a long time before settling down as husband and wife, George is childless. In fact, he never had children in his entire life.

With his wife, Parris McBride, George now lives in New Mexico, where he has long resided.

Height and width

A wealthy, bearded, gray-haired man who has been around since the middle ages, the writer is not necessarily a tall man, although he is well built. His actual height is 1.68m (5ft 6in). That said, his weight or measurements are still not known.