Theodore R. Cogswell

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Theodore Rose Cogswell (born March 10, 1918 in Coatesville , Pennsylvania ; died February 3, 1987 in Scranton , Pennsylvania) was an American science fiction writer.

Life

Cogswell served on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War from 1937 to 1939 in the Lincoln Battalion . During World War II he served in the US Air Force from 1942 to 1946 and was stationed in India, Burma and China. In 1948 he received his BA from the University of Colorado . In 1949 he graduated with an MA from the University of Minnesota and was then a doctoral student until 1953, then a lecturer at the University of Kentucky until 1956 and at the University of Denver until 1957. From 1958 to 1965 he was an assistant professor of English on the ball State College and Keystone Junior College in La Plume, Pennsylvania from 1965 . He lived in Chinchilla, Pennsylvania.

During his time as a PhD student at the University of Minnesota, he met the SF writers Gordon R. Dickson and Poul Anderson , who encouraged him to write. In 1952 he published his first short story, The Specter General, on Astounding Science Fiction . Like this first one, many of the more than 40 short stories published up to 1981 show a tendency towards the satirical and humorous. His SF stories were collected in The Wall Around the World (1962) and The Third Eye (1968). In addition to his short stories, Cogswell also published a number of SF ballads .

With Charles A. Spano, Jr., he wrote Spock, Messiah! In 1976 . , the second volume in the series of Star Trek novels published by Bantam . He also wrote a script for the television series Tales of Tomorrow ( Red Dust , 1952).

From 1959 to 1962, Cogswell published a fanzine for professional SF writers under the title Publications of the Institute of Twenty-First Century Studies , mostly abbreviated to PITFCS , in which contributions by Brian W. Aldiss , Poul Anderson , Isaac Asimov , James Blish , Anthony Boucher , Reginald Bretnor , Algis Budrys , John W. Campbell Jr. , Arthur C. Clarke , Avram Davidson , Gordon R. Dickson , Horace L. Gold , Robert A. Heinlein , Damon Knight , Fritz Leiber , Dean McLaughlin , Judith Merril , Frederik Pohl , Eric Frank Russell , Theodore Sturgeon and Donald A. Wollheim appeared. The magazine was valued as a kind of internal forum, in which one could exchange relatively freely and bluntly about one's own work and the work of others. The last volume with older material appeared in 1979. In 1992 an anthology appeared with all editions except one, the subject of which was a particularly bitter controversy surrounding Walter M. Miller .

Cogswell was married twice and had two daughters.

Awards

bibliography

novel
  • Spock, Messiah! (1976; also: Spock Messiah , 1977; with Charles A. Spano jr.)
    • German: the false prophet. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch # 296), 1978. Also as: Spock, Messias. Translated by Leni Sobez. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23619, 1990, ISBN 3-442-23619-3 .
Collections
  • The Wall Around the World (1962)
    • German: The wall around the world and other stories. Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose. Moewig (Terra # 296), 1963 (contains only 4 of 10 short stories from the original edition).
  • The Third Eye (1968; as Theodore Cogswell)
  • The First Theodore R. Cogswell Megapack (2014)
Short stories

1952:

  • The Specter General (in: Astounding Science Fiction, June 1952 ; also: The Specter General , 1973; as Theodore Cogswell)
    • German: The Inspector General. Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose. In: The Wall Around the World and Other Stories. 1963. Also as: The Inspector General is coming. Translated by Heinz Zwack. In: Ben Bova and Wolfgang Jeschke (eds.): Titan 14. Heyne SF&F # 3734, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30637-6 .

1953:

  • The Short Count (in: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, January 1953 )
  • The Other Cheek (in: Science Fiction Adventures, May 1953 )
  • Minimum Sentence (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1953 )
  • Emergency Rations (in: Imagination, September 1953 )
    • German: betrayed fraud. Translated by Tony Westermayr. In: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander (eds.): Fireworks of the SF. Goldmann (Edition '84: The Positive Utopias # 8), 1984, ISBN 3-442-08408-3 .
  • The Wall Around the World (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, September 1953 )
    • German: The wall around the world. Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose. In: The Wall Around the World and Other Stories. 1963. Also as: The wall around the world. Translated by Agathe Weigel. In: Joachim Kalka (ed.): JH Obereits visit to the time leeches. Klett-Cotta Hobbit-Presse # 95098, 1983, ISBN 3-608-95098-2 .

1954:

  • Wolfie (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, January 1954 )
    • German: Wolfie. Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose. In: The Wall Around the World and Other Stories. 1963.
  • Lover Boy (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, March 1954 )
  • Limiting Factor (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1954 )
  • Barrier (in: Science Fiction Stories, # 2 1954 )
  • The Masters (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 1954 )
  • The Big Stink (in: If, July 1954 )
  • Disassembly Line (in: Beyond Fantasy Fiction, July 1954 )
  • Contact Point (in: If, August 1954 ; as Theodore Cogswell, with George Rae Cogswell and Poul Anderson )
  • Invasion Report (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1954 )
    • German: Invasion Report. Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose. In: The Wall Around the World and Other Stories. 1963.
  • Conventional Ending (in: Future Science Fiction, October 1954 )
  • Mr. Hoskin's Blasting Rod (in: Fantastic Universe, November 1954 ; also: Mr. Hoskin's Heel , 1968)

1955:

  • Test Area (in: Fantastic Universe, February 1955 )
  • Training Device (in: Imagination, March 1955 )
  • No Gun to the Victor (in: Imagination Science Fiction, October 1955 ; also: Consumer's Report , 1968)
  • Meddler's World (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, November 1955 ; as Theodore Cogswell, with Mack Reynolds )

1956:

  • Threesie (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1956 )
  • Impact With the Devil (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1956 ; also: Impact with the Devil , 1968)

1957:

  • You Know Willie (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1957 )
    • German: You know Willie. Translated by Sonja Hauser. In: Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg and Barry N. Malzberg (ed.): Eerie. Heyne anniversary volume # 9, 1985, ISBN 3-453-37009-0 .
  • Aces Loaded (in: Venture Science Fiction Magazine, July 1957 )
    • German: cardsharp. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner . In: Wulf H. Bergner (Ed.): Storms on Siros. Heyne SF&F # 3237, 1971.
  • The Cabbage Patch (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1957 )

1958:

  • Pain Reaction (in: Super-Science Fiction, April 1958 ; as Theodore Cogswell, with Hal Randolph)
  • A Spudget for Thwilbert (in: Fantastic Universe, April 1958 ; as Theodore Cogswell)
  • Thimgs (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1958 )
  • One to a Customer (in: Super-Science Fiction, June 1958 )

1960:

  • The Burning (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1960 )
    • German: Everything together is called mother. Translated by Tony Westermayr. In: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander (eds.): Fireworks of the SF. Goldmann (Edition '84: The Positive Utopias # 8), 1984, ISBN 3-442-08408-3 .

1961:

  • Machine Record (1961, in: Science Fiction Adventures, No. 20 ; as Tevis Cogswell)

1962:

  • Prisoner of Love (1962, in: Theodore R. Cogswell: The Wall Around the World )
  • The Man Who Knew Grodnik (1962, in: Science Fantasy, # 53 June )

1973:

  • Paradise Regained (1973, in: Roger Elwood and Virginia Kidd (Eds.): Saving Worlds ; with Theodore L. Thomas as Cogswell Thomas)
  • Probability Zero! The Population Implosion (1973, in: Harry Harrison (Ed.): Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology ; also: The Population Implosion , 1974)
  • Early Bird (1973, in: Harry Harrison (Ed.): Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology ; with Theodore L. Thomas)

1975:

  • Players at Null-G (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1975 ; with Algis Budrys and Theodore L. Thomas)
  • Grandfather Clause (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1975 )

1981:

  • Deal with the DEVIL (in: Fantasy Book, December 1981 )
Non-fiction
  • PITFCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies (1992)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Red Dust in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Cogswell, Theodore R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cogswell, Theodore Rose (full name); Cogswell, Theodore (alternative spelling); Cogswell, Thomas (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Coatesville , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1987
Place of death Scranton , Pennsylvania