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'''Malcolm Routh Jameson''' was, during [[SF]]'s [[Golden Age]], one of the most popular and productive genre writers in the United States. He did not begin writing until the late 1930s, when he was forced to retire from a more active life because of ill health. He also wrote as '''Malcolm M. Jameson''' and used the [[pseudonym]] '''Colin Keith'''. | '''Malcolm Routh Jameson''' was, during [[SF]]'s [[Golden Age]], one of the most popular and productive genre writers in the United States. He did not begin writing until the late 1930s, when he was forced to retire from a more active life because of ill health. He also wrote as '''Malcolm M. Jameson''' and used the [[pseudonym]] '''Colin Keith'''. | ||
| − | He attended the [[First Worldcon]] with his wife [[Mary Jameson|Mary]]and their daughter, [[Vida Jameson|Vida]]. | + | He attended the [[First Worldcon]] with his wife [[Mary Jameson|Mary]] and their daughter, [[Vida Jameson|Vida]]. |
Biographical sketches (with photos) of Jameson appeared in the August, 1940, ''[[Amazing]]'' and in the Winter, 1943–1944. ''[[Startling Stories]]''; and an obituary by [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]]. was published in the July, 1945, issue of ''[[Astounding]]''. | Biographical sketches (with photos) of Jameson appeared in the August, 1940, ''[[Amazing]]'' and in the Winter, 1943–1944. ''[[Startling Stories]]''; and an obituary by [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]]. was published in the July, 1945, issue of ''[[Astounding]]''. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 1 August 2020
(Dec. 21, 1891 – April 16, 1945)
Malcolm Routh Jameson was, during SF's Golden Age, one of the most popular and productive genre writers in the United States. He did not begin writing until the late 1930s, when he was forced to retire from a more active life because of ill health. He also wrote as Malcolm M. Jameson and used the pseudonym Colin Keith.
He attended the First Worldcon with his wife Mary and their daughter, Vida.
Biographical sketches (with photos) of Jameson appeared in the August, 1940, Amazing and in the Winter, 1943–1944. Startling Stories; and an obituary by John W. Campbell, Jr.. was published in the July, 1945, issue of Astounding.
Today his most remembered SF novels are Bullard of the Space Patrol (World Publishing Company, 1951) and Tarnished Utopia (Galaxy Novel No. 27, 1956), both published posthumously.
He was the brother of House Jameson, the radio actor who played the father on The Aldrich Family.
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