Frank M. Robinson (1926–2014)
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Frank Malcolm Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, 1926. After a tour of duty in the Navy during World War II, he graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin and then was drafted again to serve in the Korean War. He received a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern näytä lisää University. He was a writer and editor for men's magazines including Rogue, Gallery, and Playboy. At Playboy, where he worked from 1969 to 1973, he was the ghostwriter for the Playboy Advisor column, a colloquium of sex and lifestyle advice for men. During this time, he also wrote science-fiction books including The Power, which was made into a television special in 1956 and a film in 1968. He wrote several books with Thomas N. Scortia including The Glass Inferno, The Prometheus Crisis, The Nightmare Factor, and The Gold Crew. Parts of The Glass Inferno were mined in creating the final script for The Towering Inferno and the authors earned a screen credit. His 1991 novel, The Dark Beyond the Stars, was selected as one of The New York Times' notable books of the year. He worked as a speechwriter and adviser to San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, who was assassinated on November 27, 1978 by a disgruntled political rival, Dan White. Robinson had a small role in 2008 film Milk. He died of heart disease and pneumonia on June 30, 2014 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Imagination Magazine Cover Circa 1955
Tekijän teokset
Art of imagination : 20th century visions of science fiction, horror, and fantasy (2002) 109 kappaletta
Two Weeks in August {short story} 5 kappaletta
The Dark Beyond the Stars, vol. 2 4 kappaletta
The Santa Claus Planet 4 kappaletta
The Wreck of the Ship John B. [novelette] 3 kappaletta
The Phantom of the Barbary Coast {short story} 2 kappaletta
The Hunting Season 2 kappaletta
2000x: The Hunting Season 1 kappale
Merry Christmas No. 30267 1 kappale
A Life In The Day Of ... [short story] 1 kappale
The Oceans Are Wide 1 kappale
Untitled Story 1 kappale
Troppo poco 1 kappale
Guaranteed—Forever! 1 kappale
Beyond the Ultra-Violet 1 kappale
הכוח 1 kappale
Heartstopper 1 kappale
The Errand Boy 1 kappale
One Thousand Miles Up 1 kappale
Dream Street 1 kappale
Associated Works
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Avustaja — 94 kappaletta
Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1980) — Avustaja — 85 kappaletta
The Mammoth Book of Vintage Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1950s (1990) — Tekijä — 70 kappaletta
Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1988 (1988) — Avustaja — 58 kappaletta
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Avustaja — 22 kappaletta
Imagination, February 1955 (Vol. 6 ∙ No. 2) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
Savage art : 20th century genre and the artists that defined it / introduction by Frank M. Robinson (2010) — Johdanto, eräät painokset — 1 kappale
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- Kanoninen nimi
- Robinson, Frank M.
- Virallinen nimi
- Robinson, Frank Malcolm
- Syntymäaika
- 1926-08-09
- Kuolinaika
- 2014-06-30
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Los Angeles, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Koulutus
- Beloit College (BA|1950)
Northwestern University (MA) - Ammatit
- magazine editor
author
speech writer
collector, pulp magazines
novelist - Organisaatiot
- Playboy
US Navy - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (2009)
Lamont Award (2000)
Nebula Award Special Honoree (2013)
Lambda Literary Award (1991)
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Science Fiction Novel, Name that Book (toukokuu 2013)
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