Jeanne Robinson
Jeanne Robinson (* the 30th March 1948 in Boston , † the 30th May 2010 ) was an American choreographer and science fiction - writer .
Life
Robinson was born in Boston. She studied dance a. a. at the Boston Conservatory . After various engagements as a dancer and choreographer, she founded the Nova Dance Theater in Halifax in 1980 , which she ran until 1987. She then moved to Vancouver with her husband, the writer Spider Robinson , whom she married in 1975, and their daughter .
In 1979 she and her husband published the first novel of the Stardance Triology, which won the prize for the best novel at Hugo , Locus and Nebula . The volumes Starseed and Starmind followed in 1991 and 1995 . In 1979 the Analog Award for Stardance II followed as the best serial.
In 2009, Robinson was diagnosed with biliary cancer , from whom she died in 2010.
Works
- 1 Stardance (1979)
- German: Sternentanz. Translated by Irene Holicki. Heyne-Science-Fiction & Fantasy # 4082, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31045-4 .
- 2 Starseed (1991)
- 3 Starmind (1994, 1995)
- Stardance (1977, short story)
- Stardance II (1978)
Web links
- Literature by and about Jeanne Robinson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jeanne Robinson in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Jeanne Robinson at Open Library
- Jeanne Robinson in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jeanne Robinson's Bio. In: Spider Robinson. Accessed February 26, 2019 .
- ^ RIP: Jeanne Robinson 1948-2010. In: SFWA. October 31, 2010, accessed February 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robinson, Jeanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American choreographer and SF writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 2010 |