Bernard Malamud

• Born April 26, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died March 18, 1986 in New York, NY USA

Bernard Malamud was an American novelist and professor. He taught at Oregon State University and Bennington College in Vermont while writing several well-known novels.

The most well known of Malamud's works among baseball fans is The Natural, which was published in 1952. The Natural was turned into a major motion picture in 1984. He won the National Book Award in 1959 for The Magic Barrel. His 1966 novel The Fixer is also well-regarded.

Malamud died in 1986 of a heart attack.