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'''Zenna Henderson''' (born Zena Chlarson) began publishing [[sf]] in the [[prozines]] in 1951.  
 
'''Zenna Henderson''' (born Zena Chlarson) began publishing [[sf]] in the [[prozines]] in 1951.  
  
She is best remembered for her influential “The People” series of stories first published between 1952 and 1980 about a group of aliens stranded on Earth, which inspired a 1972 made-for-TV movie starring [[William Shatner]].
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She is best remembered for her influential “The People” series of stories first published between 1952 and 1980 about a group of aliens stranded on Earth, which inspired a 1972 made-for-TV movie starring William Shatner.
  
 
In [[mundane]] life, she was a schoolteacher.  
 
In [[mundane]] life, she was a schoolteacher.  
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* {{SFE|name=henderson_zenna}}
  
 
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* 1959 — [[1959 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1959 — [[1959 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
*1996 — [[Locus Award]] for Best Collection  
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* 1996 — [[Locus Award]] for Best Collection  
 
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?859 Bibliography at ISFDB]
 
  
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[https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?859 Bibliography at ISFDB]
  
 
{{person|born=1917|died=1983}}
 
{{person|born=1917|died=1983}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 29 November 2022

(November 1, 1917 – May 11, 1983)

Zenna Henderson (born Zena Chlarson) began publishing sf in the prozines in 1951.

She is best remembered for her influential “The People” series of stories first published between 1952 and 1980 about a group of aliens stranded on Earth, which inspired a 1972 made-for-TV movie starring William Shatner.

In mundane life, she was a schoolteacher.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

Bibliography at ISFDB


Person 19171983
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