Everett Franklin Bleiler Everett Franklin Bleiler i(A146991 works by)
Born: Established: 30 Apr 1920 Massachusetts,
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United States of America (USA),
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; Died: Ceased: 13 Jun 2010
Gender: Male
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Award-winning science fiction/fantasy editor and bibliographer Everett F. Bleiler graduated from Harvard University in 1942 with a degree in anthropology and later completed a degree in the history of culture from the University of Chicago. He started working at Dover Publications in 1955, eventually becoming executive vice president in 1967. After leaving the company in 1977 he worked at Charles Scribner's Sons until 1986, editing or co-editing numerous works including the annual Best Science Fiction Stories series, the Year's Best Science Fiction Novels series, and several anthologies.

Bleiler's nonfiction work includes The Checklist of Fantastic Literature, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, Science Fiction: The Early Years, and Science Fiction: The Gernsback Years. Among his awards were the 1978 World Fantasy Award (Special, Professional), the 1984 SFRA Pilgrim Award, the 1988 World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, the 1994 First Fandom Award, and the 2004 International Horror Guild Living Legend Award.




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