The novelist Philip Jose Farmer died at the age of 91. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
An American author of science fiction and fantasy novels, he is best known for World of Tiers and the popular Riverworld series. He wrote under numerous pseudonymns, including Kilgore Trout and Cordwainer Bird.
He was born in Indiana, and he grew up in Peoria, Illinois. With his wife, Bette, he had two children.