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Jack Finney
BornJohn Finney
(1911-10-02)October 2, 1911
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
DiedNovember 14, 1995(1995-11-14) (aged 84)
Greenbrae, California, United States
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materKnox College
Period1946–1995
GenreNoir fiction, science fiction, thrillers, comedy
Subject19th century American history
Notable worksThe Body Snatchers, Time and Again

Walter Braden "Jack" Finney (born John Finney; October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American writer. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The former was the basis for the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its remakes.

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