H. L. Gold

H. L. Gold
BornHorace Leonard Gold
(1914-04-26)April 26, 1914
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 21, 1996(1996-02-21) (aged 81)
Laguna Hills, California, U.S.
Pen nameClyde Crane Campbell, Dudley Dell, Leigh Keith, Richard Storey
Occupation
  • Editor
  • novelist
  • short story author
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
Notable works"Trouble with Water", "The Old Die Rich"
SpouseEvelyn Stein (1939–1957; divorced)
Muriel "Nicky" (Nicholson) Conley (1965–his death)
Gold's novella "The Old Die Rich" was the cover story for the March 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.
Gold and his brother Floyd, writing as "Christopher Grimm", took the cover of the October 1959 issue of Galaxy with their novella "Someone To Watch Over Me"

Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 – February 21, 1996) was an American science fiction writer and editor. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He was most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh approach to science fiction while he was the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and also wrote briefly for DC Comics.


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