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''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' || [[Jerry Weist]] | ''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' || [[Jerry Weist]] | ||
''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' || [[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ||
| − | [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] || ''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' || [[Alec Nevala Lee]] | + | [[John W. Campbell, Jr.|John W. Campbell, Jr.]],<br>[[Isaac Asimov]],<br>[[Robert A. Heinlein]] and [[L. Ron Hubbard]]|| ''[[Astounding (Lee)|Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction]]'' || [[Alec Nevala Lee]] |
rowspan="3"|[[Arthur C. Clarke]] || ''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]] | rowspan="3"|[[Arthur C. Clarke]] || ''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]] | ||
''[[Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered]]'' || [[Fred Clarke]] | ''[[Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered]]'' || [[Fred Clarke]] | ||
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[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] || ''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' || [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] | [[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]] | [[Jack Gaughan]] || ''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' || [[Luis Ortiz]] | ||
| − | rowspan="2"|[[James Gunn]] || ''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' || | + | rowspan="2"|[[James Gunn]] || ''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' || Michael R. Page |
''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]] | ''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]] | ||
| − | [[Ray Harryhausen]] || ''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' || [[Ray Harryhausen]] | + | [[Ray Harryhausen]] || ''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' || [[Ray Harryhausen]]<br>and Tony Dalton |
rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] || ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] || ''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | ||
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]] | ''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[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: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' | ||
rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] || ''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune'' || [[George Edgar Slusser]] | rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] || ''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune'' || [[George Edgar Slusser]] | ||
| − | ''Frank Herbert'' || | + | ''Frank Herbert'' || Timothy O'Reilly |
''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' || [[Brian Herbert]] | ''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' || [[Brian Herbert]] | ||
rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] || ''Dark Valley Destiny'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] | rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] || ''Dark Valley Destiny'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' || [[Mark Finn]] | ''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]] | [[L. Ron Hubbard]] || ''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' || [[Russell Miller]] | ||
| − | rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] || ''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' || | + | rowspan="2"|[[Tove Jansson]] || ''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' || Boel Westin |
''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' || [[Tuula Karjalainen]] | ''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' || [[Tuula Karjalainen]] | ||
[[C. M. Kornbluth]] || ''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' || [[Mark Rich]] | [[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]] | [[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]] | [[Fritz Leiber]] || "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' || [[Fritz Leiber]] | ||
| − | [[Murray Leinster]] || ''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' || | + | [[Murray Leinster]] || ''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' || Billee J. Stallings<br>and Jo-An J. Evans |
[[H. P. Lovecraft]] || ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] | [[H. P. Lovecraft]] || ''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
[[Leo Margulies]] || ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' || Philip Sherman | [[Leo Margulies]] || ''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' || Philip Sherman | ||
| − | [[Judith Merril]] || ''Better to Have Loved'' || [[Judith Merril]] | + | [[Judith Merril]] || ''Better to Have Loved'' || [[Judith Merril]] and<br>[[Emily Pohl-Weary]] |
[[Hope Mirrlees]] || ''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' || [[Michael Swanwick]] | [[Hope Mirrlees]] || ''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' || [[Michael Swanwick]] | ||
| + | [[Sam Moskowitz]] || [[After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career]]||[[Fred Lerner]],<br>Jeffrey Elliott | ||
[[Andy Offutt]] || ''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' || Chris Offutt | [[Andy Offutt]] || ''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' || Chris Offutt | ||
[[Ray Palmer]] || ''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' || [[Fred Nadis]] | [[Ray Palmer]] || ''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' || [[Fred Nadis]] | ||
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[[Julius Schwartz]] || ''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' || [[Julius Schwartz]] | [[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]] | [[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'' || | + | [[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]] | [[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]] | [[Jack Vance]] || ''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]] | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 16 October 2022
| 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:
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