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Marc Laidlaw

1960 - Today

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Marc Laidlaw is an American writer. Until 2016, he was a writer for the video game company Valve, where he worked on the Half-Life and Portal series. Before joining Valve, Laidlaw was a novelist working in the fantasy and horror genres. In 1996 he won the International Horror Guild Award for his novel The 37th Mandala. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Laidlaw is the 6,990th most popular writer, the 15,304th most popular biography from United States and the 1,080th most popular American Writer.

Marc Laidlaw is most famous for his work as a writer and game designer, particularly for his contributions to the "Half-Life" video game series as the lead writer. He is also known for his science fiction novels and short stories.

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Among writers, Marc Laidlaw ranks 6,990 out of 7,302. Before him are Mavis Gallant, Attila Bartis, Mabel Strickland, Elizabeth Kostova, Ilija Trojanow, and Charley Boorman. After him are Guillermo Martínez, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Edwin O'Connor, Amarna Miller, Avijit Roy, and Alfred Gough.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Marc Laidlaw ranks 886. Before him are Trey Gunn, Julius Korir, Stoyan Balov, Suzanne Simard, Rabie Yassin, and Shinji Kobayashi. After him are Pete Willis, José Antonio Alonso, Sanasar Oganisyan, Oh Yun-kyo, Pete Namlook, and Gurinder Chadha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marc Laidlaw ranks 15,310 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Mintz-Plasse (1989), Raúl Esparza (1970), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981), Bonnie Bassler (1962), and Dave Freudenthal (1950). After him are Jim Wright (1922), Roy Tarpley (1964), Teresa Graves (1948), Valorie Curry (1986), Jessica Barth (1978), and Brett Dalton (1983).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Marc Laidlaw ranks 1,080. Before him are J. Hillis Miller (1928), William Joyce (1959), Deborah Feldman (1986), Robert Pinsky (1940), Peter V. Brett (1973), and Elizabeth Kostova (1964). After him are Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Edwin O'Connor (1918), Alfred Gough (1967), Ann Leckie (1966), David Sedaris (1956), and Sidney Lanier (1842).

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