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Gary Gygax
American game designer and author (1938–2008)
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| Born | Ernest Gary Gygax (1938-07-27)July 27, 1938[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2008(2008-03-04) (aged 69) Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) |
| Occupation | Writer, game designer |
| Period | 1971–2008 |
| Genre | Role-playing games, fantasy, wargames |
| Spouse | Mary Jo Powell (m. 1958; div. 1983)Gail Carpenter (m. 1987) |
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Ernest Gary Gygax (GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008)[2] was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.
In the 1960s, Gygax created an organization of wargaming clubs and founded the Gen Con gaming conventi