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Title || Biographee || Author | Title || Biographee || Author | ||
− | ''[[Forry | + | ''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' ||[[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||Deborah Painter |
''Don't Panic'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Neil Gaiman]] | ''Don't Panic'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Neil Gaiman]] | ||
''Wish You Were Here'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Nick Webb]] | ''Wish You Were Here'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Nick Webb]] | ||
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''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[James Gunn]] | ''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[James Gunn]] | ||
''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[Michael White]] | ''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[Michael White]] | ||
− | ''[[Once Around the Bloch | + | ''[[Once Around the Bloch: an Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert Bloch]] |
''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ||
− | ''[[Bradbury | + | ''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jerry Weist]] |
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ||
− | ''[[Astounding | + | ''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' ||[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] ||[[Alec Nevala Lee]] |
''[[Astounding Days]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Arthur C. Clarke]] | ''[[Astounding Days]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Arthur C. Clarke]] | ||
''Arthur C. Clarke -- A Life Remembered'' ||[[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||[[Fred Clarke]] | ''Arthur C. Clarke -- A Life Remembered'' ||[[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||[[Fred Clarke]] | ||
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''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Philip K. Dick]] ||[[Paul Williams]] | ''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Philip K. Dick]] ||[[Paul Williams]] | ||
''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Gardner Dozois]] ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Gardner Dozois]] ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ||
− | ''[[Emshwiller | + | ''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' ||[[Ed Emshwiller]] ||[[Luis Ortiz]] |
''[[Over My Shoulder]] -- Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' ||colspan="2"| [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] | ''[[Over My Shoulder]] -- Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' ||colspan="2"| [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] | ||
''Outermost -- The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' ||[[Jack Gaughan]] ||[[Luis Ortiz]] | ''Outermost -- The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' ||[[Jack Gaughan]] ||[[Luis Ortiz]] | ||
''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[James Gunn]] ||[[Michael R. Page]] | ''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[James Gunn]] ||[[Michael R. Page]] | ||
− | ''[[Star-Begotten | + | ''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[James Gunn]] |
''Ray Harryhausen -- An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]] | ''Ray Harryhausen -- An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]] | ||
''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | ||
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''Tove Jansson -- Work and Love'' ||[[Tove Jansson]] ||[[Tuula Karjalainen]] | ''Tove Jansson -- Work and Love'' ||[[Tove Jansson]] ||[[Tuula Karjalainen]] | ||
''C. M. Kornbluth -- The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' ||[[C. M. Kornbluth]] ||[[Mark Rich]] | ''C. M. Kornbluth -- The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' ||[[C. M. Kornbluth]] ||[[Mark Rich]] | ||
− | ''[[David A. Kyle | + | ''[[David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams]]'' ||[[Dave Kyle]] ||[[John L. Coker]] |
"Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' ||colspan="2"| [[Fritz Leiber]] | "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' ||colspan="2"| [[Fritz Leiber]] | ||
''Murray Leinster -- The Life and Works'' ||[[Murray Leinster]] ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]] | ''Murray Leinster -- The Life and Works'' ||[[Murray Leinster]] ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]] | ||
− | ''[[H. P. Lovecraft | + | ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' ||[[H. P. Lovecraft]] ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] |
− | ''[[Leo Margulies | + | ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' ||[[Leo Margulies]] ||Philip Sherman |
''Better to Have Loved'' ||[[Judith Merril]] ||[[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary Weist]] | ''Better to Have Loved'' ||[[Judith Merril]] ||[[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary Weist]] | ||
''Hope-In-The-Mist -- The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' ||[[Hope Mirrlees]] ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ''Hope-In-The-Mist -- The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' ||[[Hope Mirrlees]] ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ||
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''H. Beam Piper -- A Biography'' ||[[H. Beam Piper]] ||[[John F. Carr]] | ''H. Beam Piper -- A Biography'' ||[[H. Beam Piper]] ||[[John F. Carr]] | ||
''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Frederik Pohl]] | ''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Frederik Pohl]] | ||
− | ''[[Into Your Tent | + | ''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' ||[[Eric Frank Russell]] ||[[John L. Ingham]] |
− | ''[[Man of Two Worlds My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Julius Schwartz]] | + | ''[[Man of Two Worlds -- My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Julius Schwartz]] |
''Other Space, Other Times -- A life spent in the future'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert Silverberg]] | ''Other Space, Other Times -- A life spent in the future'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert Silverberg]] | ||
''James Tiptree, Jr. -- The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' ||[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||[[Julie Phillips]] | ''James Tiptree, Jr. -- The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' ||[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||[[Julie Phillips]] | ||
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''In Reflections of A. E. van Vogt -- The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' ||colspan="2"| [[A. E. van Vogt]] | ''In Reflections of A. E. van Vogt -- The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' ||colspan="2"| [[A. E. van Vogt]] | ||
''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Peter Weston]] | ''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Peter Weston]] | ||
− | ''[[Wonder's Child | + | ''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Jack Williamson]] |
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Revision as of 08:20, 31 March 2020
There have been an excellent set of pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published:
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
Of pros have been popular since the very first fanzine. In Second Fandom, biographies of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared; a little later came autoanalyses. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance into and career in fandom, and his taste in proz, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, ktp, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
Biografies of pro figures were in the first fanzines and before. In the Second Fandom, biogs of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared. A little later came autoanalyses. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance and career in fandom, and his preferences as to promags, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, &c, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
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