Gordon Clive Bleeck was a Sydney author active in the 1940s and 1950s. Under his own name and shared pseudonyms he wrote 27 stories in Australia's first science fiction magazine, Thrills Incorporated, (q.v.). For some years he was considered to be Australia's most prolific 'in house' science fiction author.
'Bleeck was one of the many forgotten writers who spent hours writing, not for fame, or to express their innermost thoughts, but for money. Bleeck was a devoted father, an active Mason and full-time employee of the New South Railways; yet he managed to tap out thousands of words: space operas by 'Ace Carter', westerns by 'Johnnie Nelson', and romances by 'Jennifer Parker'. In all, he wrote under about 20 pseudonyms.
Bleeck left school at thirteen. At eighteen he was seriously injured in a horse riding accident that left one leg shorter than the other. He was moved from the physically demanding Signal Trouble Officer position to a desk job at Everleigh Railway Works where he was employed until his death. Bleeck kept detailed ledgers. His prolific twenty year writing career yielded him $21 000. '
Source: Johnson-Woods, Toni. 'Bleeck House: Australian Pulp Fiction'
