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| − | (May 31, 1909 | + | (May 31, 1909 – October 26, 1979) |
| − | '''Roby Wentz''' (born John Roby Wentz) was | + | '''Roby Wentz''' (born John Roby Wentz) was a writer who published short [[sf]] and [[fantasy]] in the 1940s, and ran a publishing company. He was better known for nonfiction and historical [[fiction]]. |
| − | + | Wentz was born in Sacramento, [[California]]. A graduate of Stanford, he moved to the [[Los Angeles]] area in the mid-1930s, and began attending political meetings at [[Robert Heinlein]]’s, where he met [[Elma Wentz|Elma Langhorne Miller]], whom he married in 1937. Elma and Roby divorced in the 1940s. Wentz served in the military as a war correspondent during [[WWII]]. He married Beatrice Davidson in 1949. | |
* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?12007 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | * [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?12007 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
| − | * [https://adeeplookbydavehook.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/who-is-elma-miller-wentz/ “Who is Elma ‘Miller’ Wentz?”] by Dave Hook. | + | * [https://adeeplookbydavehook.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/who-is-elma-miller-wentz/ “Who is Elma ‘Miller’ Wentz?”] by Dave Hook. |
| + | * [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv628244 Papers at American Heritage Center,] University of Wyoming. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:45, 18 August 2023
(May 31, 1909 – October 26, 1979)
Roby Wentz (born John Roby Wentz) was a writer who published short sf and fantasy in the 1940s, and ran a publishing company. He was better known for nonfiction and historical fiction.
Wentz was born in Sacramento, California. A graduate of Stanford, he moved to the Los Angeles area in the mid-1930s, and began attending political meetings at Robert Heinlein’s, where he met Elma Langhorne Miller, whom he married in 1937. Elma and Roby divorced in the 1940s. Wentz served in the military as a war correspondent during WWII. He married Beatrice Davidson in 1949.
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
- “Who is Elma ‘Miller’ Wentz?” by Dave Hook.
- Papers at American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
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