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'''Basil Eugene Wells''' was a [[Pennsylvania]] [[SF]] writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man," appeared in the [[prozine]] ''[[Super Science Stories]]'' (September, 1940). | '''Basil Eugene Wells''' was a [[Pennsylvania]] [[SF]] writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man," appeared in the [[prozine]] ''[[Super Science Stories]]'' (September, 1940). | ||
| − | He was a member of the [[Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers]] and married to [[Margaret Wells]]. | + | He was a member of the [[Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers]] and the [[ISFCC]], and wrote for [[fanzines]] such as ''[[The Explorer]]''. He was married to [[Margaret Wells]]. |
| − | In addition to SF, Wells wrote | + | In addition to SF, Wells wrote [[fantasy]], western, and detective stories for various magazines, sometimes under the [[pseudonym]] of '''Gene Ellerman'''. |
Two collections of his SF stories, ''Planets of Adventure'' (1949) and ''Doorways to Space'' (1951), were published by [[FPCI]] ([[Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.]]). | Two collections of his SF stories, ''Planets of Adventure'' (1949) and ''Doorways to Space'' (1951), were published by [[FPCI]] ([[Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.]]). | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 15 July 2021
(11 June 1912 – 23 December 2003)
Basil Eugene Wells was a Pennsylvania SF writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man," appeared in the prozine Super Science Stories (September, 1940).
He was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers and the ISFCC, and wrote for fanzines such as The Explorer. He was married to Margaret Wells.
In addition to SF, Wells wrote fantasy, western, and detective stories for various magazines, sometimes under the pseudonym of Gene Ellerman.
Two collections of his SF stories, Planets of Adventure (1949) and Doorways to Space (1951), were published by FPCI (Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.).
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
| Person | 1912—2003 |
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