Judy-Lynn del Rey

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Judy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin (January 26, 1943–February 20, 1986) was a science fiction editor.

Born with dwarfism, she was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the SF magazine Galaxy.

Judy-Lynn was friends with Lester del Rey and after the death of his third wife married him. After moving to Ballantine Books, she revitalized the publisher's once-prominent science fiction line there, and soon after brought in Lester to edit Del Rey's fantasy line. With their success, she was given her own imprint, called Del Rey Books. She also edited an original sf anthology series, Stellar. As an editor, she was known for her rapport with authors and beloved reputation. She was also instrumental in obtaining the rights to publish novels based on George Lucas's then un-released movie Star Wars, which would earn Ballantine/Del Rey several million dollars.

She suffered a stroke in October 1985 and died several months later. In 1986, she was posthumously awarded the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, but Lester del Rey declined the award in her name, saying that she would have objected to the award being given to her just because she had recently died.

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Judy-Lynn del Rey at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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NAME	del Rey, Judy-Lynn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Benjamin, Judy-Lynn (maiden name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Science fiction editor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 1986
PLACE OF DEATH