Frank M. Robinson (1926–2014)
Autore di The Dark Beyond the Stars
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Imagination Magazine Cover Circa 1955
Opere di Frank M. Robinson
The Santa Claus Planet 4 copie
The Hunting Season 2 copie
Untitled Story 1 copia
Troppo poco 1 copia
2000x: The Hunting Season 1 copia
Beyond the Ultra-Violet 1 copia
Guaranteed—Forever! 1 copia
Dream Street 1 copia
הכוח 1 copia
One Thousand Miles Up 1 copia
The Errand Boy 1 copia
Heartstopper 1 copia
The Oceans Are Wide 1 copia
Merry Christmas No. 30267 1 copia
Opere correlate
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Collaboratore — 95 copie
Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1980) — Collaboratore — 86 copie
Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1988 (1988) — Collaboratore — 58 copie
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
Imagination, February 1955 (Vol. 6 ∙ No. 2) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Savage art : 20th century genre and the artists that defined it / introduction by Frank M. Robinson (2010) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Robinson, Frank M.
- Nome legale
- Robinson, Frank Malcolm
- Data di nascita
- 1926-08-09
- Data di morte
- 2014-06-30
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Los Angeles, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Istruzione
- Beloit College (BA|1950)
Northwestern University (MA) - Attività lavorative
- magazine editor
author
speech writer
collector, pulp magazines
novelist - Organizzazioni
- Playboy
US Navy - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (2009)
Lamont Award (2000)
Nebula Award Special Honoree (2013)
Lambda Literary Award (1991)
Utenti
Discussioni
Science Fiction Novel in Name that Book (Mag 2013)
Recensioni
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 53
- Opere correlate
- 41
- Utenti
- 1,913
- Popolarità
- #13,452
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 27
- ISBN
- 102
- Lingue
- 8
- Preferito da
- 1