Sam Moskowitz
Sam Moskowitz (born June 30, 1920 in Newark (New Jersey) , † April 15, 1997 ibid) was an American science fiction author and publisher.
Life
Sam Moskowitz was born the son of Russian immigrants and made a name for himself as a literary agent, organizer, chronicler, and activist of science fiction fandom in the United States beginning in the early 1940s . He wrote numerous articles and essays on the genre, which were edited in a number of edited volumes, and occasionally wrote short stories himself; his first story, The Way Back , appeared in 1941. He co-founded the Science Fiction League , the Futurians ' rival club , and caused a scandal at the first World Science Fiction Convention in New York City in 1939 because he refused entry to several Futurians. Together with Hugo Gernsback he was the editor of the magazine Science Fiction Plus , in which u. a. Robert Bloch , Philip José Farmer , Chad Oliver and Clifford D. Simak published. The magazine also featured the first publication by Anne McCaffrey .
He received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award in 1981 for his numerous contributions to the history of the genre. The organization First Fandom has been presenting the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award, named after him, since 1988 .
Long years of intensive smoking brought him cancer and a laryngectomy , but he continued to speak at conventions with the help of an electric vocalist. Sam Moskowitz died at the age of 76, a week after falling into a coma from a serious heart attack.
Works
Non-fiction
- 1954: The Immortal Storm: A History of Science Fiction Fandom
- 1963: Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction
- 1966: Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction
- 1968: Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popolar Magazines 1891-1911
- 1970: Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Minsey Magazines, 1912-1920
- 1976: Strange Horizons: The Spectrum of Science Fiction
- 1985: A. Merritt, Reflections in the Moon Pool: A Biography
Anthologies
- 1954: Great Railroad Stories of the World
- 1963: The Coming of the Robots
- 1963: Exploring Other Worlds
- 1965: Great Spy Novels and Stories (with Roger Elwood)
- 1965: Doorway Into Time and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction
- 1966: Strange Signposts: An Anthology of the Fantastic (with Roger Elwood)
- 1967: The Human Zero and Other Science Fiction Masterpieces (with Roger Elwood), German: The Robot Spy: Famous SF Stories , Heyne 1969
- 1967: Masterpieces of Science Fiction
- 1967: Masters of Modern Science Fiction
- 1968: Microcosmic God and Other Stories
- 1968: The Vortex Blasters and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction
- 1969: Alien Earth and Other Stories (with Roger Elwood)
- 1969: Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror (with Alden H. Norton)
- 1970: Futures to Infinity , German The Faces of the Future , Pabel 1973
- 1971: Ghostly by Gaslight: Fearful Tales of a Lost Era (with Alden H. Norton)
- 1971: The Space Magicians (with Alden H. Norton)
- 1971: Horrors Unknown: Newly Discovered Masterpieces by Great Names in Fantastic Terror
- 1972: When Women Rule
- 1973: Horrors in Hiding (with Alden H. Norton)
- 1974: Horrors Unseen
Web links
- Literature by and about Sam Moskowitz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sam Moskowitz in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Sam Moskowitz at Open Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moskowitz, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moskowitz, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American science fiction writer and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark (New Jersey) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1997 |
| Place of death | Newark (New Jersey) |