Catherine Crook de Camp

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Catherine Crook de Camp (born November 6, 1907 in New York City , † April 9, 2000 in Plano , Texas ; born Catherine Adelaide Crook ) was an American writer .

Lyon Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, 1988

Life

Catherine Crook de Camp grew up in New York and attended the Lennox School . She graduated Magna cum laude from Barnard College. She taught English and economics at Columbia University.

On August 12, 1939, she married the writer Lyon Sprague de Camp . This marriage resulted in two sons, Lyman Sprague de Camp and Gerard Beekman de Camp. She subsequently became her husband's manager and accountant. From the mid- 1960s she was co-author of numerous publications by her husband. The de Camps were friends with numerous science fiction writers, including John Brunner , John W. Campbell Jr. , Isaac Asimov , Arthur C. Clarke , Fletcher Pratt , Robert A. Heinlein , Poul Anderson, and Jack Williamson .

From 1972 she also published her own works and compilations. Catherine Crook de Camp, who traveled the world with her husband for many years, received numerous awards for her work in the genre of science fiction and fantasy.

Catherine Crook de Camp died in Plano, Texas, aged 92. Her ashes were interred with her husband's in Arlington National Cemetery .

bibliography

Viagens Interplanetarias (with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • 8 The Bones of Zora (1983)
    • English: The bones of Zora. Translated by Joachim Pente. Heyne SF&F # 4093, 1986, ISBN 3-453-31247-3 .
  • 9 The Stones of Nomuru (1988)
  • 10 The Swords of Zinjaban (1991)
    • English: The Swords of Zinjaban. Translated by Joachim Pente. Heyne SF&F # 4193, 1997, ISBN 3-453-05407-5 .
Incorporated Knight (with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • 1 The Incorporated Knight (1987)
  • 2 The Pixilated Peeress (1991)
Novels
  • The Day of the Dinosaur (1968; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Citadels of Mystery (1972; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
Collections
  • Footprints on Sand (1981; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
Short stories

1951:

  • Windfall (in: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1951 )

1973:

  • Icarus (1973, in: Lyon Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp (eds.): Tales Beyond Time )

1977:

  • The Bear Who Saved the World (1977, in: Catherine Crook de Camp (Ed.): Creatures of the Cosmos ; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • The Horse Show (1977, in: Catherine Crook de Camp (Ed.): Creatures of the Cosmos )
  • The Million Dollar Pup (1977, in: Catherine Crook de Camp (Ed.): Creatures of the Cosmos )

1981:

  • The Boy Who Could Fly (1981, in: Lyon Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp (Eds.): Footprints on Sand )
Anthologies
  • 3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Tales Beyond Time (1973; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Creatures of the Cosmos (1977)
Non-fiction
  • Ancient Ruins and Archeology (1964; also: Citadels of Mystery , 1972; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Spirits, Stars and Spells (1966; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • The Story of Science in America (1967; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • The Day of the Dinosaur (1968; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Darwin and His Great Discovery (1972; with Lyon Sprague de Camp)
  • Teach Your Child to Manage Money (1975)
  • Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard (1983; with Jane Whittington Griffin and Lyon Sprague de Camp)

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Crook de Camp, Catherine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Camp, Catherine Adelaide Crook de (full name); Crook, Catherine Adelaide (maiden name); Camp, Crook de (alternative spelling); Camp, C. Sprague de (alternative spelling); Camp, Catherine C. de (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 2000
Place of death Plano