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John W. Campbell

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American science fiction writer (1910-1971)

United StatesWritersLived 1910 to 1971 · aged 61
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John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote "super-science" space opera under his own name and other stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A.

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2014Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella
1996Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
1965Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1964Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1962Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1961Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1957Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1956Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1955Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
1953Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine

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John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote "super-science" space opera under his own name and other stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? (1938) was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951) and The Thing (1982); as well as a prequel The Thing (2011).

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United States
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Status
deceased
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Lived 1910 to 1971 · aged 61
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