Title: Star-begotten : a life lived in science fiction /
Authors: Gunn, James E., 1923-2020
Year: 2017
Subjects: Gunn, James E.,; Gunn, James E.,; Novelists, American Biography; Novelists, American.
Abstract: "Hugo Award winning writer James Gunn (1923- ) has been called "the last Golden Age author" of science fiction. In a career spanning almost 70 years, he has written 28 books and dozens of short stories and participated in the production of films, radio and television programs and comic books"--
Contents: Introduction: A title from H.G. Wells and a brush with greatness -- An unlikely life, an unusual family, and a quest for education -- Called to service and romance; and more education -- Back to college, stage magic, a wedding, and the miracle of writing; and acceptance -- Return to Lawrence, grad school, reading, writing, and a baby -- Junior editor in Racine, my first Worldcon and its revelation -- Freelancing for a living, creating a career and "Another boy" -- Lawrence once more (for good) and a life in academia -- To the front of the classroom, editing for alumni, and writing for a chancellor -- University relations, a university's centennial, and rebellious students -- Becoming a professor who teaches fiction writing and science fiction; and writes it -- Teaching, research, and service, and how science fiction serves them all -- Retirement: old writers never die; they just go out of print; and sometimes receive awards and suffer losses -- Family and the end; but maybe not just yet -- Appendix A: Theodore Sturgeon collection -- Appendix B: Publications.