Difference between revisions of "E. Mayne Hull"

From Fancyclopedia 3
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
(May 1, 1905 -- January 20, 1975)
+
(May 1, 1905 – January 20, 1975)
  
−
Edna Mayne Hull van Vogt was a [[SF]] author who published (and was probably best known) under the name of E. Mayne Hull.  She was the first wife of SF author [[A. E. van Vogt]] and was called "Mayne" for short.
+
'''Edna Mayne Hull van Vogt''' was an [[SF]] author who published (and was best known) under the name of '''E. Mayne Hull'''.  She was called "Mayne" for short. She was [[GoH]] at [[Pacificon]], the 1946 [[Worldcon]] (with her husband, [[A. E. van Vogt]]), the first woman to be so honored.  
  
−
She was born in Brandon, Manitoba, [[Canada]]. After working as a private secretary in Alberta, she moved to [[Winnipeg]], where she met her future husband. Hull and van Vogt were married on May 9, 1939, shortly before his first story, "Black Destroyer," was published (July, 1939, ''[[Astounding]]'').
+
Her first  story, “The Flight That Failed”, appeared in the November 1942 issue of ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'' as by '''E. M. Hull'''. ''Planets for Sale'' (1954), a novelization of her "Artur Blord" stories, has sometimes been credited to her husband, [[A. E. van Vogt]].
  
−
For most of her husband's writing career, Hull was his editor/typist. After typing out many of his stories in the early 1940s, she got ideas for SF stories of her own. Under her husband's guidance, she wrote several stories and one novel, all of which appeared in ''Astounding'' and ''[[Unknown Worlds]]''.  
+
She was born in Brandon, [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. After working as a private secretary in Alberta, she moved to [[Winnipeg]], where she met her future husband. Hull and van Vogt were married on May 9, 1939, shortly before his first story, "Black Destroyer," was published (July, 1939, ''[[Astounding]]'').
  
−
There were also several acknowledged collaborations with her husband. When the "Artur Blord" stories and The Winged Man serial were novelized, it was done with the input of [[van Vogt]], who was then content to add his own name as co-author.
+
For most of her husband's writing career, Hull was his editor and typist.  After typing out many of his stories in the early 1940s, she got ideas for SF stories of her own.  She wrote several stories, and one novel, all of which appeared in ''Astounding'' and ''[[Unknown Worlds]]''.
 +
 
 +
The couple moved to [[California]] in 1944; they attended the first [[Westercon]] in 1948.
 +
 
 +
Hull collaborated with her husband on several works, including ''Out of the Unknown'' (1948). Her "Artur Blord" stories and "The Winged Man" serial were novelized with the input of [[van Vogt]], who added his own name as co-author, apparently as a marketing gambit.  
  
 
She died of cancer.
 
She died of cancer.
 +
 +
{{SFE|name=hull_e_mayne}}.
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
−
* 1946 -- '''[[Pacificon I]]''', along with her husband.
+
* 1946 -- '''[[Pacificon]]''' (with van Vogt).
  
 
{{person | born=1905 | died=1975}}
 
{{person | born=1905 | died=1975}}
 
[[Category:canada]]
 
[[Category:canada]]
 
[[Category:pro]]
 
[[Category:pro]]
 +
[[Category:US]]

Latest revision as of 03:22, 2 October 2021

(May 1, 1905 – January 20, 1975)

Edna Mayne Hull van Vogt was an SF author who published (and was best known) under the name of E. Mayne Hull. She was called "Mayne" for short. She was GoH at Pacificon, the 1946 Worldcon (with her husband, A. E. van Vogt), the first woman to be so honored.

Her first story, “The Flight That Failed”, appeared in the November 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction as by E. M. Hull. Planets for Sale (1954), a novelization of her "Artur Blord" stories, has sometimes been credited to her husband, A. E. van Vogt.

She was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. After working as a private secretary in Alberta, she moved to Winnipeg, where she met her future husband. Hull and van Vogt were married on May 9, 1939, shortly before his first story, "Black Destroyer," was published (July, 1939, Astounding).

For most of her husband's writing career, Hull was his editor and typist. After typing out many of his stories in the early 1940s, she got ideas for SF stories of her own. She wrote several stories, and one novel, all of which appeared in Astounding and Unknown Worlds.

The couple moved to California in 1944; they attended the first Westercon in 1948.

Hull collaborated with her husband on several works, including Out of the Unknown (1948). Her "Artur Blord" stories and "The Winged Man" serial were novelized with the input of van Vogt, who added his own name as co-author, apparently as a marketing gambit.

She died of cancer.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

Person 1905—1975
This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names.

Retrieved from "https://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=E._Mayne_Hull&oldid=165613"