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White, Ted
Working name of US editor and author Theodore Edwin White (1938-2026), who also wrote as by Ron Archer, Norman Edwards and William C Johnstone. He was co-editor 1958-1969 of the noted Fanzine Void founded by Gregory Benford and Jim Benford. After working as assistant editor for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1963-1968, he became the sometimes ...
Snegov, Sergei
Pseudonym of Russian author Sergei Iosifovich Shtein (1910-1994), known as the father of Russian space opera. His Posol bez Veritel'nyh Gramo (coll of linked stories 1977; trans Alex Miller as Ambassador Without Credentials 1989) describes the interstellar adventures of two sibling Scientists, Roy and Henry Vasilyev, as they confront problems couched in ...
Clement, Hal
Working name used for his sf by US author Harry Clement Stubbs (1922-2003); he used his full name for science articles, and painted as George Richard. He held degrees in astronomy, chemistry and education, and was long employed as a high-school science teacher. His first books were very well received; he fell out of favour in his middle years, but his last decades saw him enjoy an Indian summer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1998, ...
Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa
["Our Boys in the Air, Us on the Ground"] Finnish film (1934). Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Directed and written by Erkki Karu. Cast includes Kaarlo Angerkoski, Martta Kontula, Joel Rinne and Irja Simola. 121 minutes. Black and white. / Pilots of the Finnish air force compete in a race across southern Finland to test the limits of their planes. In the process, two of them fall in love with women they meet on their travels. When a fire breaks out at a farmhouse, Erkki (Angerkoski) rushes ...
Aztec Mummy, The
Mexican film (1957); original title La Momia Azteca. Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. Directed by Rafel Lopez Portillo. Written by Alfredo Salazar and Guillermo Calderon. Cast includes Crox Alvarado, Rosita Arenas, Luis Aceves Castañeda, Ángel Di Stefani, Ramón Gay and Jorge Mondragón. 80 minutes. Black and white. / A narrator tells us this film blends reality with fiction, with the former based on scientific ...
Langford, David
(1953- ) UK author, critic, editor, publisher and sf fan, in the latter capacity recipient of 21 Hugo awards for fan writing – some of the best of his several hundred pieces are assembled as Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (coll 1992 chap US; much exp vt The Silence of the Langford 1996; exp 2015 ebook) as Dave Langford, edited by Ben Yalow – plus five Best Fanzine Hugos ...