Van Vogt, A.E.
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Van Vogt, Alfred Elton | ||
| born on | 26 April 1912 at 10:30 (= 10:30 AM ) | ||
| Place | Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, 49n53, 97w09 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   06°04'   06°32 Asc. 28°45'
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Biography
Canadian writer who was published from 1932, primarily for science fiction, of which he was one of the master writers, prolific and popular. He first gained fame with his classic, "Slan," 1940 and some of his other works included "Players Of Null-A," 1948 "The World-A," 1945 and "Black Destroyer," 1939. His stories usually were in galactic settings, and always represented boundless imagination. In addition, Van Vogt was the Western representative of trade papers for the MacLean Publishing Company, Toronto, from 1935-1939. From 1950-1951, he spent a limited time as the first director of Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation of Canada as well. He died on January 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA of Alzheimer's disease, age 87.
Events
- Work : New Job 1935 (Representative for trade papers)
- Work : New Job 1950 (Director of research foundation)
- Death by Disease 26 January 2000 (Age 87)
Source Notes
Ruth Dewey quotes Zip Dobyns from him
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/ Horror (Prolific/popular)
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Public relations (Representative for Trade Papers)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive (Director of Hubbard Dianetics Research)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Alzheimer's/Senility
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
