Virgil Finlay
Virgil Finlay Warden (* 23. July 1914 in Rochester , New York ; † 18th January 1971 in Westbury (New York)) was an American fantasy - and science fiction - book illustrator and artist.
From 1935 to 1939 he worked as an illustrator for Weird Tales magazine , which Farnsworth Wright published. In 1938 (?) He took a position at The American Weekly , a weekly magazine of the Hearst Group. The editor of this magazine was Abraham Merritt .
From 1943 to 1946 he did military service and was mainly used in the South Pacific .
In 1953 he won the Hugo Award in the “Best Interior Illustration” category. During his prime, Finlay was the most famous science fiction and fantasy story illustrator in America. Over 2,800 drawings by him have been preserved.
He had been married to Beverly Stiles since November 1938 and lived in Brooklyn until 1948 before moving to Long Island (Westbury). The couple had a daughter.
Finlay died of cancer in January 1971.
In 2012 he was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
Web links
- redjacketpress.com : Short biography
- gwillick.com : Virgil Finlay dies; Illustrator was 56 , New York Times , January 20, 1971, p. 38 - obituary
- gwillick.com : Virgil Finlay
- Virgil Finlay in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ science fiction awards database - Virgil Finlay . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Finlay, Virgil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Finlay, Virgil Warden (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American fantasy and science fiction book illustrator and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th January 1971 |
| Place of death | Westbury (New York) |