William Charles Anderson
William Charles Anderson (born May 7, 1920 in La Junta , Colorado , † May 16, 2003 in Fairfield, California ; also known as William C. Anderson ) was an American writer who also wrote several science fiction novels.
life and work
William C. Anderson was born on May 7, 1920 in the small town of La Junta, Colorado in the USA. He served in the US Air Force during World War II until the US openly entered the Vietnam War and then retired with the rank of Colonel .
He started writing in the 1950s. First a series of columns for MATS Flyer , the Air Force (MATS = Military Air Transport Service ) magazine which was later renamed MAC Flyer (Military Airlift Command).
Several of his books have been autobiographical accounts of the adventures of Anderson himself, his wife Dortha (née Powers, 1919-2005), and their children Ann, Scott, and Holly.
All of his fiction works contain a minor character named Colonel Cornelius C. (for "Catastrophe") Callaghan. Callaghan, an Air Force career officer, is a profiteer who uses his detailed knowledge and skills to support the main characters, often despite regulations or higher-ranking agencies.
As a screenwriter he edited his own short story BAT-21 and Hurricane Hunters , which became a television film for ABC with Martin Milner .
In addition to his books, William C. Anderson wrote a monthly column for Motor Home under the names Back Roads and Off Ramp . The last of these was published two months before his death.
William Charles Anderson died on May 16, 2003 in Fairfield, California. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
bibliography
- Valley of the Gods (1957, as Andy Anderson)
- Five, Four, Three, Two, One - Pfft (1960)
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Penelope (1963)
- German: Penelope. Translated by Heinz and Gabriele Bruck. Heyne (Heyne books # 431), Munich 1966.
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Adam M-1 (1964)
- German: The space robot. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3105, 1967.
- Pandemonium on the Potomac (1966)
- The Gooney Bird (1968)
- The Two-ton Albatross, or Across a Transcontinental Highway in a Travel Trailer ... (1969)
- The Apoplectic Palm Tree (1969)
- Roll up the Wallpaper, We're Moving (1970)
- Hurricane Hunters (1972)
- The Headstrong Houseboat (1972)
- The Great Bicycle Expedition: Freewheeling through Europe ... (1973)
- Different Spokes for Different Folks (1973)
- Penelope, the Damp Detective (1974)
- When the Offspring Have Leap (1978)
- Home Sweet Home Has Wheels, or, Please Don't Tailgate the Real Estate (1979)
- BAT-21 (1980)
- Bomber Crew 369 (1986)
- Taming Mighty Alaska: An RV Odyssey (1990)
- Lady Bluebeard (1994)
- How to Survive Hospital Care, or “Why They Keep Bedpans in the Freezer” (1996)
Film adaptations
- 1987: BAT-21 - In the Middle of the Fire - with Gene Hackman and Danny Glover
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn , Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 177.
- John Clute , David Langford : Anderson, William C. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition).
- Donald H. Tuck : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy . Advent, Chicago 1974, ISBN 0-911682-20-1 , pp. 10 f.
- Robert Reginald : Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700-1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , pp. 798 f.
- Robert Reginald: Contemporary Science Fiction Authors. Arno Press, New York 1974, ISBN 0-405-06332-6 , pp. 7 f.
Web links
- Biography Library Boise State University (English)
- William Charles Anderson in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about William Charles Anderson in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- William Charles Anderson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- William Charles Anderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Works by and about William Charles Anderson at Open Library
- William Charles Anderson on LibraryThing (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Anderson, William Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, William C. (alternative spelling); Anderson, Andy (alternative spelling) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | La Junta , Colorado , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2003 |
Place of death | Fairfield , California , USA |