Difference between revisions of "Betty Cummings"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
(November 4, 1925 – September 12, 2017) | (November 4, 1925 – September 12, 2017) | ||
| − | '''Elizabeth Starr “Betty” Cummings''', who used the [[pennames]] '''Elizabeth Starr''' and '''Elizabeth Sloan''', was a [[pro]] who wrote for Timely Comics and the Sangor Studio as well as the pulps before moving into children's books, bylined under her married name, '''Elizabeth Starr Hill'''. | + | '''Elizabeth Starr “Betty” Cummings''', who used the [[pennames]] '''Elizabeth Starr''' and '''Elizabeth Sloan''', was a [[pro]] who wrote for Timely Comics and the Sangor Studio as well as the pulps before moving into children's books, including [[fantasy]] works, bylined under her married name, '''Elizabeth Starr Hill'''. |
The daughter of [[sf]] writers [[Gabrielle Wilson]] and [[Ray Cummings]], then 14-year-old Betty attended the first [[Worldcon]], [[Nycon]] in 1939, with her father. She had by that time sold a poem to ''Liberty'' magazine. Fifty years later, [[Forry Ackerman]] [[Nycon 1 Reminiscence (Ackerman)|recalled]] having been impressed by her. | The daughter of [[sf]] writers [[Gabrielle Wilson]] and [[Ray Cummings]], then 14-year-old Betty attended the first [[Worldcon]], [[Nycon]] in 1939, with her father. She had by that time sold a poem to ''Liberty'' magazine. Fifty years later, [[Forry Ackerman]] [[Nycon 1 Reminiscence (Ackerman)|recalled]] having been impressed by her. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:23, 7 August 2020
(November 4, 1925 – September 12, 2017)
Elizabeth Starr “Betty” Cummings, who used the pennames Elizabeth Starr and Elizabeth Sloan, was a pro who wrote for Timely Comics and the Sangor Studio as well as the pulps before moving into children's books, including fantasy works, bylined under her married name, Elizabeth Starr Hill.
The daughter of sf writers Gabrielle Wilson and Ray Cummings, then 14-year-old Betty attended the first Worldcon, Nycon in 1939, with her father. She had by that time sold a poem to Liberty magazine. Fifty years later, Forry Ackerman recalled having been impressed by her.
| Person | 1925—2017 |
| 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. |
