John W. Campbell Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Wood Campbell, Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction.Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely."As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding.
July 11, 1971, Mountainside, New Jersey, United States
Place Of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Profession
Writer
Spouse
Margaret (Peg) Winter (m. 1950–1971), Dona Stewart (m. 1931–1949)
Awards
Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
Movies
The Thing, The Thing from Another World
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Known to have helped invent "hard science fiction", a genre ever-increasingly popular in fiction as well as movies and TV.
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Created the fantasy magazine Unknown, which ran 1939-1943. It featured "hard fantasy" as well as modern horror fiction, such as Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife, which was filmed as Weird Woman (1944) and Night of the Eagle (1962).
In 1938, he became editor of Astounding Stories of Super Science, and changed the name to Astounding Science Fiction. While there, he established a new standard in maturity and scientific acuracy in science fiction pulp magazine writing. He is credited with creating "The Golden Age of Science Fiction," which lasted from 1938 to 1950 and especially during World War II. In the sixties, he changed the name again to Analog Science Fiction and Fact. He remained editor until his death.
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Has had two Awards for science fiction writing named after him; The John W. Campbell, Jr., Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
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Campbell invented the pseudonym "Don A. Stuart" from his first wife's name, Dona Stuart.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Thing
2011/I
short story "Who Goes There?"
The Thing
1982
story
Tales of Tomorrow
1952
TV Series story - 1 episode
The Thing from Another World
1951
based on the story "Who Goes There?" by
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2012
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
The Thing
2002
Video Game inspiration: story "Who Goes There?"
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prophets of Science Fiction
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Editor, Astounding Science Fiction Magazine
$12 Million
