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| + | '''Elma Wentz''' (née Elma Langhorne Miller, later '''Elma LeCron''') was a writer best known for having co-authored a story, "Beyond Doubt," with [[Robert A. Heinlein]], published in ''[[Astonishing Stories]]'' in April 1941 under the [[pen name]] "[[Lyle Monroe]] and Elma Wentz." | ||
| − | + | Wentz spent most of her career working for various movie studios, including Warner Brothers, as a secretary and later a story analyst. She was arrested and jailed briefly for her involvement in a writers' strike. | |
| − | + | Born in Tacoma, [[Washington]], she attended the University of Washington and moved to the [[Los Angeles]] area in the mid-1930s. She attended political gatherings at the Heinleins' house. She married and divorced twice, first to [[Roby Wentz]] (who also published some [[science fiction]]) and later to Leslie LeCron. | |
| − | Wentz | + | * [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?13675 Bibliography at ISFDB.] |
| + | * [https://adeeplookbydavehook.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/who-is-elma-miller-wentz/ “Who is Elma ‘Miller’ Wentz?”] by Dave Hook. | ||
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Revision as of 15:22, 17 August 2023
(December 12, 1906 — November 1, 1971)
Elma Wentz (née Elma Langhorne Miller, later Elma LeCron) was a writer best known for having co-authored a story, "Beyond Doubt," with Robert A. Heinlein, published in Astonishing Stories in April 1941 under the pen name "Lyle Monroe and Elma Wentz."
Wentz spent most of her career working for various movie studios, including Warner Brothers, as a secretary and later a story analyst. She was arrested and jailed briefly for her involvement in a writers' strike.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, she attended the University of Washington and moved to the Los Angeles area in the mid-1930s. She attended political gatherings at the Heinleins' house. She married and divorced twice, first to Roby Wentz (who also published some science fiction) and later to Leslie LeCron.
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
- “Who is Elma ‘Miller’ Wentz?” by Dave Hook.
| Person | 1906—1971 |
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