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Alfred Bester

Character Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Status:	Deceased
Occupation:	Author
First mentioned:	"Lisa's Substitute"

Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author.

History

Martin Prince, Jr. wanted to build a science-fiction library featuring an ABC of the over science-fiction genre, Asimov, Bester and Clarke if he was elected to president.

Appearances

Episode – "Lisa's Substitute" (mentioned)

External links

Alfred Bester at Wikipedia

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Deceased characters

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Mary Frowning Cloud • Edwina Dinsdale • Horatio Dinsdale • Udell Dinsdale • Clarice DuBois • Fielding DuBois • Lance DuBois • Monique DuBois • Rooney DuBois • Humphrey Little Goat • Jane Nervous Goat • Joe Puffing Goat • Amos Graycomb • Axel Graycomb • Lolly Graycomb • Moselle Graycomb • Otto Graycomb • Bertram Hickman • Nellie Hickman • Theodora Hickman • Willard Hickman • Coquette Rounds • Cromwell Rounds • Eugenia Rounds • Fern Rounds • Milford Rounds • Milhouse Rounds II • Missy Rounds • Burton Stemple • Caleb Stemple • Gaylord Stemple • Hortensia Stemple • Jacques Stemple • Louise Stemple • Minnie Stemple • Paco Stemple • Riva Stemple • Vic Stemple • Zachariah Stemple • Zephediah Stemple • Clancey Stillman • Clem Stillman • Dewey Stillman • Ettiwanda Stillman • Ogilvie Stillman • Omar Stillman

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Alfred Bouvier • Angelique Bouvier • Antoine Bouvier • Arthur Bouvier • Babette Bouvier • Bambi Bouvier • Bebe Bebe Bouvier Déjà Vu • Bernadette Bouvier • Brigitte Bidet Bouvier • Charlemagne Bouvier • Clarence Bouvier • Clématis Bouvier • Cléo Bouvier • Colette Bouvier • Daria Bouvier • Didi Bouvier • Edmund Bouvier • Edwina "Big Eddie" Bouvier • Edwina "Little Eddie" Bouvier • Ennui Bouvier • Erique Bouvier • Etienne Bouvier • Fifi Bouvier • Fifi Bouvier Au Jus • Flannery Bouvier • Florette Bouvier • Fr. René Bouvier • Françoise Bouvier • Gabrielle Bouvier • Georgette Bouvier • Herman Bouvier • Honoré Bouvier • Jacques Bouvier • Jipsum Bouvier • Lalique Bouvier • Lance Bouvier • Marcel Bouvier • Margot Escargot Maître de Bouvier • Marie Bouvier • Monique Bouvier • Pépé Bouvier • René Bouvier • Théo Bouvier • Vance Bouvier • Victor Bouvier • Victor Bouvier II • Yves Bouvier • Madame Bouvier-Defarge • Genevieve Bouvier-Papier-Mâché-Macramé • Coquette Lèau • Uncle Lou

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Mignon Billout • Philippe Billout • Pascal Chevalier • Bernard DeBoeuf • Bébé DeBoeuf • Charmaine DeBoeuf • Diana DeBoeuf • Horst DeBoeuf • Zsa Zsa DeBoeuf • Eva DuLac • Hesperia DeVille • Nicole DeVille • Eva DuLac • Hermès DuLac • Louis DuLac • Fleurette duPrix • Alvarine Gurney • Ferdinand Gurney • Gladys Gurney • Claire LaValle • Coco LaValle • Georges LaValle • Jean-Paul LaValle • Lili LaValle • Simone LaValle • Coquette Lèau • Maurice Lèau • Theodore Lèau • André Merlot • Margot Merlot • Dijon Mouton • Jacques Mouton • Henri Petitbois • Marie Petitbois • Armand Poulet • Brigitte Poulet • Félice Poulet • Hervé Poulet • Daniel Trousseau • Dracinia Trousseau • Frédérique Trousseau • Gigi Trousseau • Gilbert Trousseau • Leo Trousseau • Maurice Trousseau • Musette Trousseau • Sylvie Trousseau • Vinca Trousseau

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Captain Blackburns • Agnes Montgomery Burns • Bensonhurst Burns • Bertam Burns • Casandra Burns • Chasity Temperance Burns • Clifford Burns • Doctor General Edmund Burns • Elspeth Burns • Franklin Burns • Franklin Jefferson Burns • Mergatroid Burns • Rudolph Burns • Tiberius Burns • Wainwright Montgomery Burns • Evelyn Graycomb • Barbara Kretizer • Rosemarie Lippincott • Lyla • Lauren Vontavius Porter • Jeannette Schicklgruber • Marguerite Chesterton Wagstaff

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Lady Nedwina Flanders • Wilhelmina Flanders • Augusta Flanders • Grandma Flanders • Maude Flanders • Lady Nedderly Flanders • Lady Nedebel Flanders • Sir Nederick Flanders • Nedmond Flanders • Neduchadnezzar Flanders • Lord Thistlewick of Flanders • Edna Krabappel • Maude's grandmother • Lord Nose • Winifred Flanders

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Abus • Gordus Antonius • Barnabas • Bartigula • Kentus Brocko • Carlum • Wise Gaius • Lennus • Lisandra • Helena Lovejoyususus • Reverend Lovejoyususus • Marjora • Modus • Emperor Montimus • Obeseus the Wide • Ptolemaic Book Guy • Emperor Quimbus • Wolfus Rein

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Albert • Asa • Lily Bancroft • Mimsy Bancroft • Red Barclay • Bartholomé • Uncle Bill • Shary Bobbins • Mr. Bont • Gautama Buddha • Heloise Hodgeson Burwell • Dante Calabresi, Jr. • Dante Calabresi, Sr. • Ignatius Castellaneta • Rosemary Chalmers • Cornelius Chapman • Charlie • Franklin Chase • Jesus Christ • Crushed man • Anna Maria D'Amico • Larry Dalrymple • Chip Davis • Saint Donickus • Roger Ducette • Ellis • Elmo • Emile • Esther • From Russia Without Love • Frankie • Granny Frink • Graphic Novel Kid • Green Day • Frank Grimes • Arnie Gumble • Mrs. Gumble • Harold • Milton Haas • Hezron • Homer • Homeur • Bobby Bob Hooper • Howard, Sr. • Winifred Beecher Howe • Professor Huntington • J.P. • Johnny • James Earl Jones • Fred Kanneke • Ms. Killebrew • Hyman Krustofsky • League of Evil • Lise • Shelbyville Manhattan • Marguerite • Max • C. W. McAllister‎ • William McCafferty • Griff McDonald • Emilie Mercer • Roger Meyers, Sr. • Mindy • Steve Mobbs • Bleeding Gums Murphy • Michiko Nakamura • NBC representative • Edgar Neubauer • Johnny Newspaperseed • Dr. Nussbaum • Frank Ormand • Pete • Asa Phelps • Playground ghost • Primo • Prisoner • Eunice Quimby • Joe Quimby, Sr. • The Great Raymondo's brother • Dirk Richter • Sailor • Sandy • Scheherazade • Shahryār • Beatrice Simmons • Simpstler's Mother • Sheldon Skinner • John Smith • Mary Smith • Waylon Smithers, Sr. • Duc de Springfield • Jebediah Springfield • Ned Springfield • Obadiah Springfield • Olive Springfield • Zechariah Springfield • Doo-Wop Steve • Chester L. Suicide • King of Sweden • Moe Szyslak's mother • Captain Tenille • Fat Tony • Linda van Schoonhoven • Eustace Van Houten • Kirkedemious Van Houten • Milford Van Houten • Viktor • Viktor's wife • Viking art thief • Otto von Schlichtfarber • Etch Westgrin • Iggy Wiggum • Horace Wilcox • Obadiah Wilmington • Blind Willie Witherspoon • Zohar

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Annie • Raymond Bird • Bluella • Mr. Bunny • Cap'n Chompy • Cinnamon • Coltrane • Cottontail • Dachapoo • Dolly • Fetchy • Flipper (Bart Has Two Mommies) • Flipper (Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass) • Geech • Herb • Pauline McAllister • Nibbles • Nipper • Mr. Pinchy • Polly • Queenie • Snowball I • Snowball II • Snowball III • Snuffy • Squawky • Mr. Squirm • Squirmy • Stinky • Superdude • Wolverine • Wrinkles

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Bomb disarming robot • Buzzkill • Dick Clark • David • Emma • Flipsy • Investo the Robot • Linguo • The Prince 5000 • Wasp camera

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Adam • King Arthur • Emilio Barzini • Chester Bellamy • Uncle Ben • Brenda • Captain Burns • Little Caesar • Squiduardo Calamari • Lucy Carbunkle • Eric Cartman • Casper the Friendly Ghost • Cathy • Jenny Cavalleri • Claudius • Vito Corleone • Cap'n Crunch • The Decrepit One • Tyson Neil Degrasse • Cycloid Dolph • Nancy Drew • Samuel Elkins • Eve • Evil Queen • Fatso • Jango Fett • Huckleberry Finn • Valerie Frizzle • Gertrude • Goliath • Greedo • Moe Greene • Headmaster Greystash • Guildenlenny • King Hamlet • Prince Hamlet • Helen of Troy • Troll Jimbo • Jobriath • Officer Joe • Jonah • Saint Joseph • Joseph of Aramathea • Troll Kearney • Obi-Wan Kenobi • Fred Kranepool • Laertes • Lenny • Poison Lenny • Lenore • Lilith • Man in the Iron Mask • Cyrus Manley • Marmaduke • Meaux • Methuselah • Mimì • Moe • Advisor Moe • Troll Moe • The Monster • Captain Mordecai • Mufasa • Ranger Ned • Bat Nelson • Captain Nemo • Pixie Dr. Nick • Mr. O'Bannon • Ryan O'Toole • Odysseus • Old Yeller • Ophelia • Senator Payne • Penelope • Pharaoh • Polonius • Poochie • President of the United States • Spugna Roberto Quadrati Pantaloni • Richard Quillejoie • Radioactive Worm • Roger • The Rollicking Rocks • Rosencarl • Rumses IV • Toucan Sam • Tom Sawyer • Scoey • Mrs. Scratchy • Sebastian • Shadow Knight • Silver Quarry Men • Silly Squirrel • Turkey Skinner • SpongeBob SquarePants • Stinkie • Stretch • Discus Stu • Tea Biscuit • Salvatore Tessio • Dr. Therabear • The Three Musketeers • King of Troy • Tweedleburger • Twinkie the Kid • Darth Vader • Curly Washburn • The Whom

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Adam • Aragorn • Benedict Arnold • Tom Arnold • Balrog • Steve Bannon • Clyde Barrow • Costas Becker • Billy the Kid • Blackbeard • John Wilkes Booth • Lizzie Borden • Bore-Ax • Genevieve Bouvier • Meriadoc Brandybuck • C. Ebenezer Burns • Count Burns • Mr. Burnsum • Burnzak • Caligula • Mary Catherine • Toussaint Charbonneau • Dick Clark • George Clooney • The Collector • Colette • Kellyanne Conway • Alice Cooper • David • King David • Case Diggs • John Dillinger • Matt Dillon • Sue Dokes • Henry K. Duff • Elijah Dunn • Edmund • El Chupacabra • Ned Flanders I • James Franco • Jonathan Frink, Sr. • Fox censor • Samwise Gamgee • Gandalf the Grey • Gary the Unicorn • Gastro • King Gautama • Prince Gautama • Queen Gautama • Siddmartha Gautama • Gimli • Goliath II • Grand Pumpkin • Barney Gumble • Arsenio Hall • Irving • Jelly monster • Hornpipe Joe • Steve Johnson • Jay Kogan • The Jerry Springer Show audience member • Kelly • Klondar • Krusto • Jared Kushner • The Laugh Stop audience member (1) • The Laugh Stop audience member (2) • Legolas • Lenore • Tony Marinara • Mopey Mary • Queen Mary I • Mayan priest • William McCafferty • Phil McGraw • Meaux • Melric • King Mitothin • Moby Dick • Thomas More • Bonnie Parker • St. Peter • Prince • Cyrus Quimby • Joshua Quimby • Onus Quimby • Radioactive Man action figure • Jane Russell • Roger • Seamus • Jane Seymour • John Smith • John Smith • Smithos • Jerry Springer • Suzanne • Scotus Szyslak • Scrotum Szyslak • Slocum Szyslak • Tahn-Enn-Bahm • Pippin Took • Toby Trivel • Kaiser Wilhelm II • Kate Winslet

The Simpsons characters

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Jacqueline Bouvier • Patty Bouvier • Selma Bouvier • Abraham Simpson • Bart Simpson (Bartman • El Barto) • Homer Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Maggie Simpson • Marge Simpson • Mona Simpson Jub-Jub • Plopper • Santa's Little Helper • Snowball II

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Kumiko Albertson • Ms. Albright • Jasper Beardsley • Benjamin • Blue-haired lawyer • Brittany Brockman • Señora Bumblebee Man • Shauna Chalmers • Comic Book Guy • Crazy Cat Lady • Larry Dalrymple • Doug • Eddie • Maude Flanders • Ned Flanders • Julio Franco • Jonathan Frink • Gary • Alice Glick • Barney Gumble • Gil Gunderson • Constance Harm • Bernice Hibbert • Julius Hibbert • Julius Hibbert's daughter • Julius Hibbert's oldest son • Lionel Hutz • Jacques • "Just stamp the ticket" man • Princess Kashmir • Hyman Krustofsky • Akira Kurosawa • Cookie Kwan • Grady Little • Lou • Helen Lovejoy • Jessica Lovejoy • Timothy Lovejoy, Jr. • Barry Mackleberry • Jerri Mackleberry • Jack Marley • Horatio McCallister • Milo • Hans Moleman • Marvin Monroe • Eddie Muntz • Mrs. Muntz • Bleeding Gums Murphy • Lindsey Naegle • Nahasapeemapetilon octuplets (Anoop • Gheet • Nabendu • Poonam • Pria • Sandeep • Sashi • Uma) • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon • Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon • Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon • Old Jewish man • Ruth Powers • Gareth Prince • Gloria Prince • Joe Quimby (Mayor Quimby's body guards) • Martha Quimby • Raphael • Luigi Risotto • Nick Riviera • Sam • Gerald Samson • Agnes Skinner • Roy Snyder • Spuckler children (Dubya • Whitney) • Brandine Spuckler • Cletus Spuckler • Squeaky-voiced teen • Strawberry • Disco Stu • Moe Szyslak • Kirk Van Houten • Luann Van Houten • Clancy Wiggum • Sarah Wiggum • Yes Guy • Artie Ziff

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Bill and Marty • Booberella • Kent Brockman • Bumblebee Man • Scott Christian • Duffman • Matt Groening • Krusty the Clown • Lurleen Lumpkin • Troy McClure • Sideshow Mel • Roger Meyers, Jr. • Arnie Pye • Pyro • Dave Shutton • Jebediah Springfield • Miss Springfield • Drederick Tatum • Mr. Teeny • Rainier Wolfcastle (McBain)

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Chuck Berger • Black weasel • Wendell Borton • Gary Chalmers • Lewis Clark • Database • Lunchlady Dora • E-mail • Rod Flanders • Todd Flanders • Ham • JJ Hibbert • Elizabeth Hoover • Sophie Jensen • Jimbo Jones • Edna Krabappel • Coach Krupt • Dewey Largo • Sherri Mackleberry • Terri Mackleberry • Otto Mann • Audrey McConnell • Nelson Muntz • Nell Nicholson • Brunella Pommelhorst • Janey Powell • Martin Prince • J. Loren Pryor • Report Card • Richard • Dolph Shapiro • Becky Shorter • Nina Skalka • Seymour Skinner • Cosine Tangent • Allison Taylor • Milhouse Van Houten • Wanda • Ralph Wiggum • Groundskeeper Willie • Hubert Wong • Yellow weasel • Jaffee Ziswhisky • Üter Zörker • Kearney Zzyzwicz Blond-haired boy with glasses • Brown-haired boy • Buck-toothed boy • Buck-toothed girl • Girl with glasses • Lewis look-alike • Long haired girl

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Blinky • Charles Montgomery Burns (The Hounds) • Carl Carlson • Charlie • Lenny Leonard • Waylon Smithers, Jr. • Smitty

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Sideshow Bob • Frankie the Squealer • Herman Hermann • Snake Jailbird • Kang Johnson • Kodos Johnson • Legs • Louie • The Rich Texan • Hank Scorpio • Johnny Tightlips • Fat Tony

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Capital City Goofball • Jesus Christ • Santa Claus • Devil • Fallout Boy • Itchy • God • Leprechaun • Richard Nixon • Poochie • Radioactive Man • Scratchy

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The Simpsons • The Bouviers • The Flanderses • The Hibberts • The Krustofskys • The Lovejoys • The Spucklers • The Van Houtens • The Wiggums • The Muntzes

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Doppelgängers • Fictional characters • LGBT characters • Animals • Deceased characters • Crossover characters • One-time characters • Recurring characters • Non-canon characters