Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.

He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Primetime Emmy Award –winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present).

About George. Awards and Honors; Friends. Roger Zelazny; Lisa Tuttle; Howard Waldrop; Biography. Bayonne; Chicago; Dubuque; Fandom; Parris; On Writing (Essays) The Preface That Never Was; On Fantasy; Writing Together; Speeches. Here I Am Again; Guest of Honor speech; Literature, Bowling, and the Labor Day Group; Critics and Reviewers; Why I’m ...

Mar 9, 2016 · Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the "fifth Beatle", has died, aged 90. His family thanked "everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support" after his death at home on...

Jan 26, 2025 · George R.R. Martin, American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of Ice and Fire series (1996– ), a bloody saga about various factions vying for control of a fictional kingdom. The series was adapted into the popular HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–19).

Mar 9, 2016 · George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has died, his management said Wednesday.

Mar 9, 2016 · George Martin, the urbane English record producer who signed the Beatles to a recording contract on the small Parlophone label after every other British record company had turned them down, and...

Mar 14, 2008 · Sir George Martin CBE was The Beatles' producer, arranger and mentor, who signed them to EMI and worked on the vast majority of songs throughout their career.

Mar 9, 2016 · George Martin, whose production skills helped define the sound of British popular music, has died aged 90. His career spanned six decades; in that time he produced more...

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO dramatic series Game of Thrones (2011).