The Dice Man The Dice Man The Dice Man is a novel published in 1971 by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart and tells the story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions based on the casting of dice. Cockcroft wrote the book based on his own experiences of using dice to make decisions while studying psychology. The novel is noted for its subversion, anti-psychiatry sentiments and for reflecting moods of the early 1970s. Due to its subversive nature and chapters concerned with controversial issues such as rape, murder and sexual experimentation, it was banned in several countries. Upon its
Patricia Rinehart Patricia Rinehart Patricia Rinehart (1930–1996) was an American poet and playwright. Her father was the writer and producer Alan Rinehart, son of the mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. Her mother was Gratia Buell Houghton Rinehart, daughter of Arthur Amory Houghton, co-owner of the Corning Glass Company, and niece of businessman, politician and diplomat Alanson B. Houghton. In 1948 Rinehart graduated from the Graham-Eckes School, Palm Beach, Florida, and in December of that year she made her debut at the New York home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Amory Houghton, Jr. In 1949 she married Dr. Robert