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Raymond Z. Gallun
Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911–1994) was an early science fiction writer. Raymond Z. Gallun was among the stalwart group of early sci-fi pulp writers who popularized the genre. He sold many popular stories to pulp magazines in the 1930s. "Old Faithful" (1934) was his first noted story. "The Gentle Brai…
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Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911–1994) was an early science fiction writer.
Raymond Z. Gallun was among the stalwart group of early sci-fi pulp writers who popularized the genre. He sold many popular stories to pulp magazines in the 1930s. "Old Faithful" (1934) was his first noted story. "The Gentle Brain" was published in "Science Fiction Quarterly" under the pseudonym Arthur Allport.
Raymond Z. Gallun's first book came out in 1957 from Simon & Schuster, People Minus X, followed by The Planet Strappers in 1961 (Pyramid). The Ballantine collection issued in 1978, The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun, provides an excellent selection of his early work. Gallun was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV. The award was later renamed The Raymond Gallun Award.
Raymond Z. Gallun's pen names include Dow Elstar, E. V. Raymond and William Callahan.
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