Premise: Basil Davenport (1905-1966) was a literary critic, United States academic, anthologist, author of science fiction novels, and other genres. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 7, 1905, the son of Ira William Davenport and Emily Andrews Davison. He died on April 7, 1966, in New York County, New York, at the age of 61.
Hypothesis: Ira and Emily had a son and gave him the name Basil.