C. L. Moore
(January 24, 1911 -- April 4, 1987)
A United States pro writer who made her name in the 30s writing for Weird Tales with many classic stories such as "Shambleau" and the Jirel of Joiry series. She soon also began writing for Astounding, and after she married fellow pro Henry Kuttner formed a writing team so close that they themselves could not tell who wrote what. (The byline on stories said nothing about who wrote it.) They also frequently used the pseudonyms Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O'Donnell. Other classic stories included "No Woman Born", "Clash by Night" and "Vintage Season".
She was GoH at Denvention Two, the 1981 World Science Fiction convention.
According to Sam Moskowitz., when Farnsworth Wright found "Shambleau" in the slush pile, he handed the manuscript to E. Hoffmann Price and said, "For Christ's sake, Plato [his nickname for Price], who is C. L. Moore? He, she, or it is colossal!"
After Kuttner died of a heart attack in 1958 Moore never returned to writing SF instead, writing scripts for television shows. Later, she stopped writing entirely. She was an active member of the Tom and Terri Pinckard Science Fiction literary salon.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1956 -- Best Novelette Hugo nominee
- 1972 -- First Fandom Hall of Fame
- 1973 -- Forry Award for lifetime achievement
- 1976 -- 2nd World Fantasy Convention
- 1977 -- BYOB-Con 6, Count Dracula Society Award for literature
- 1979 -- Fool-Con II
- 1981 -- Denvention Two, Gandalf Award, World Fantasy Convention Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1996 -- Best Novelette Retro Hugo and Best Short Story Retro Hugo nominee
- 1998 -- Science Fiction Hall of Fame
- 2004 -- Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery award
- 2005 -- Readercon 16 (Memorial GoH)
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