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There have been an excellent set of [[pro]] biographies and more than a few [[fan]] biographies published:
 
 
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Title || Biographee || Author
 
''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' ||[[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||Deborah Painter
 
''Don't Panic'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Neil Gaiman]]
 
''Wish You Were Here'' ||[[Douglas Adams]] ||[[Nick Webb]]
 
''[[Bio of an Ogre]] -- The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' ||colspan="2"| [[Piers Anthony]]
 
''In Memory Yet Green'' ||colspan="2"| [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
''In Joy Still Felt-- The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978'' ||colspan="2"| [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
''[[I. Asimov]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[James Gunn]]
 
''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Isaac Asimov]] ||[[Michael White]]
 
''[[Once Around the Bloch: an Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert Bloch]]
 
''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]
 
''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jerry Weist]]
 
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Ray Bradbury]] ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]
 
''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' ||[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] ||[[Alec Nevala Lee]]
 
''[[Astounding Days]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
 
''Arthur C. Clarke -- A Life Remembered'' ||[[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||[[Fred Clarke]]
 
''[[Years of Light]]'' ||[[Leslie A. Croutch]] ||[[John Robert Colombo]]
 
''[[Time and Chance]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 
''Motion of Light in Water'' ||colspan="2"| [[Samuel R. Delany]]
 
''Search for Philip K. Dick'' ||[[Philip K. Dick]] ||[[Anne R. Dick]]
 
''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Philip K. Dick]] ||[[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]
 
''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Gardner Dozois]] ||[[Michael Swanwick]]
 
''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' ||[[Ed Emshwiller]] ||[[Luis Ortiz]]
 
''[[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]]
 
''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[James Gunn]] ||[[Michael R. Page]]
 
''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[James Gunn]]
 
''Ray Harryhausen -- An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]]
 
''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
 
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]
 
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]
 
''Dreamer of Dune'' ||[[Frank Herbert]] ||[[Brian Herbert]]
 
''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[Robert E. Howard]] ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 
''Blood & Thunder -- The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Robert E. Howard]] ||[[Mark Finn]]
 
''Bare-Faced Messiah -- The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' ||[[L. Ron Hubbard]] ||[[Russell Miller]]
 
''Tove Jansson -- Life, Art, Words'' ||[[Tove Jansson]] ||[[Boel Westin]]
 
''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]]
 
''[[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]]
 
''Murray Leinster -- The Life and Works'' ||[[Murray Leinster]] ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]]
 
''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' ||[[H. P. Lovecraft]] ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 
''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' ||[[Leo Margulies]] ||Philip Sherman
 
''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]]
 
''My Father, the Pornographer -- A Memoir'' ||[[Andy Offutt]] ||Chris Offutt
 
''[[The Man From Mars]] -- Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' ||[[Ray Palmer]] ||[[Fred Nadis]]
 
''H. Beam Piper -- A Biography'' ||[[H. Beam Piper]] ||[[John F. Carr]]
 
''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Frederik Pohl]]
 
''[[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]]
 
''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]]
 
''J. R. R. Tolkien--Author of the Century'' ||[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] ||[[Tom Shippey]]
 
''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' ||colspan="2"| [[Jack Vance]]
 
''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]]
 
''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' ||colspan="2"| [[Jack Williamson]]
 
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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.  
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Of [[pros]] have been popular since the very first [[fanzine]]. In [[Second Fandom]], biographies of fans became popular, and [[Who's Who in Fandom|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.  
 
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'''Biografies''' 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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'''Biografies''' 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, [[ktp|&c]], which would be useful in understanding the person.  
 
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There have been excellent [[pro]] biographies and more than a few [[fan]] biographies published:
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Subject || Title ||  Author
 +
[[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' ||Deborah Painter
 +
[[Douglas Adams]] ||''Don't Panic'' ||[[Neil Gaiman]]
 +
||''Wish You Were Here'' ||[[Nick Webb]]
 +
[[Piers Anthony]] ||''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' ||[[Piers Anthony]]
 +
[[Isaac Asimov]]|| ''In Memory Yet Green'' || [[Isaac Asimov]]
 +
||''In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978'' || [[Isaac Asimov]]
 +
||''[[I. Asimov]]'' || [[Isaac Asimov]]
 +
||''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[James Gunn]]
 +
||''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Michael White]]
 +
[[Robert Bloch]] ||''[[Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' || [[Robert Bloch]]
 +
[[Ray Bradbury]] ||''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]
 +
||''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' ||[[Jerry Weist]]
 +
||''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]]
 +
[[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] ||''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' ||[[Alec Nevala Lee]]
 +
[[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
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||''Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered'' ||[[Fred Clarke]]
 +
[[Leslie A. Croutch]] ||''[[Years of Light]]'' ||[[John Robert Colombo]]
 +
[[L. Sprague de Camp]] || ''[[Time and Chance]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 +
[[Samuel R. Delany]] ||''Motion of Light in Water'' || [[Samuel R. Delany]]
 +
[[Philip K. Dick]] ||''Search for Philip K. Dick'' ||[[Anne R. Dick]]
 +
||''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]]
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[[Gardner Dozois]] ||''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]]
 +
[[Ed Emshwiller]] ||''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]]
 +
[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] ||''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' ||[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]]
 +
[[Jack Gaughan]] ||''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]]
 +
[[James Gunn]] ||''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Michael R. Page]]
 +
||''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]]
 +
[[Ray Harryhausen]] ||''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]]
 +
[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
 +
||''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]
 +
||''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]]
 +
[[Frank Herbert]] ||''Dreamer of Dune'' ||[[Brian Herbert]]
 +
[[Robert E. Howard]] ||''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 +
||''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Mark Finn]]
 +
[[L. Ron Hubbard]] ||''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' ||[[Russell Miller]]
 +
[[Tove Jansson]] ||''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' ||[[Boel Westin]]
 +
||''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' ||[[Tuula Karjalainen]]
 +
[[C. M. Kornbluth]] ||''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' ||[[Mark Rich]]
 +
[[David A. Kyle]] ||''[[David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams]]'' ||[[John L. Coker]]
 +
[[Fritz Leiber]] ||"Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' || [[Fritz Leiber]]
 +
[[Murray Leinster]] ||''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]]
 +
[[H. P. Lovecraft]] ||''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]
 +
[[Leo Margulies]] ||''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' ||Philip Sherman
 +
[[Judith Merril]] ||''Better to Have Loved'' ||[[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary Weist]]
 +
[[Hope Mirrlees]]||''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]]
 +
[[Andy Offutt]] ||''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' ||Chris Offutt
 +
[[Ray Palmer]] ||''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' ||[[Fred Nadis]]
 +
[[H. Beam Piper]] ||''H. Beam Piper: A Biography'' ||[[John F. Carr]]
 +
''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||[[Frederik Pohl]]
 +
[[Frederik Pohl]]||''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' ||[[Eric Frank Russell]] ||[[John L. Ingham]]
 +
[[Julius Schwartz]] ||''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' ||[[Julius Schwartz]]
 +
[[Robert Silverberg]] ||''Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future'' ||[[Robert Silverberg]]
 +
[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' ||[[Julie Phillips]]
 +
[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] ||''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' ||[[Tom Shippey]]
 +
[[Jack Vance]] ||''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]]
 +
[[A. E. van Vogt]] ||''Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' ||[[A. E. van Vogt]]
 +
[[Peter Weston]] ||''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' ||[[Peter Weston]]
 +
[[Jack Williamson]] ||''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Jack Williamson]]
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Revision as of 03:11, 9 August 2021

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 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.

There have been excellent pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published:

Subject Title Author
Forrest J Ackerman Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman Deborah Painter
Douglas Adams Don't Panic Neil Gaiman
Wish You Were Here Nick Webb
Piers Anthony Bio of an Ogre: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50 Piers Anthony
Isaac Asimov In Memory Yet Green Isaac Asimov
In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978 Isaac Asimov
I. Asimov Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov James Gunn
Isaac Asimov Michael White
Robert Bloch Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography Robert Bloch
Ray Bradbury Becoming Ray Bradbury Jonathan R. Eller
Bradbury: An Illustrated Life Jerry Weist
Ray Bradbury Unbound Jonathan R. Eller
John W. Campbell, Jr. Astounding Alec Nevala Lee
Arthur C. Clarke Astounding Days Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered Fred Clarke
Leslie A. Croutch Years of Light John Robert Colombo
L. Sprague de Camp Time and Chance L. Sprague de Camp
Samuel R. Delany Motion of Light in Water Samuel R. Delany
Philip K. Dick Search for Philip K. Dick Anne R. Dick
Only Apparently Real Paul Williams
Gardner Dozois Being Gardner Dozois Michael Swanwick
Ed Emshwiller Emshwiller: Infinity X Two Luis Ortiz
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Jack Gaughan Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan Luis Ortiz
James Gunn Saving the World Through Science Fiction Michael R. Page
Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction James Gunn
Ray Harryhausen Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton
Robert A. Heinlein Grumbles from the Grave Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve William H. Patterson, Jr.
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better William H. Patterson, Jr.
Frank Herbert Dreamer of Dune Brian Herbert
Robert E. Howard Dark Valley Destiny L. Sprague de Camp
Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard Mark Finn
L. Ron Hubbard Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard Russell Miller
Tove Jansson Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words Boel Westin
Tove Jansson: Work and Love Tuula Karjalainen
C. M. Kornbluth C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary Mark Rich
David A. Kyle David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams John L. Coker
Fritz Leiber "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in The Ghost Light Fritz Leiber
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster: The Life and Works Billee J. Stallings & Jo-An J. Evans
H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait L. Sprague de Camp
Leo Margulies Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps Philip Sherman
Judith Merril Better to Have Loved Judith Merril & Emily Pohl-Weary Weist
Hope Mirrlees Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees Michael Swanwick
Andy Offutt My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir Chris Offutt
Ray Palmer The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey Fred Nadis
H. Beam Piper H. Beam Piper: A Biography John F. Carr
The Way the Future Was Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell John L. Ingham
Julius Schwartz Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics Julius Schwartz
Robert Silverberg Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future Robert Silverberg
James Tiptree, Jr. James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon Julie Phillips
J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century Tom Shippey
Jack Vance This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") Jack Vance
A. E. van Vogt Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography A. E. van Vogt
Peter Weston With Stars in My Eyes Peter Weston
Jack Williamson Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction Jack Williamson



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