Leo Margulies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leo Margulies (b. June 22, 1900, Brooklyn, New York, USA - d. December 26, 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American editor and publisher of science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines.

[edit] Career

Margulies was born in Brooklyn, but was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. After briefly attending Columbia University, Margulies began working at the Munsey chain of pulp magazines around 1932. He left Munsey for Ned Pine's Thrilling Publications (also known as Beacon, Standard or Better), where he became editorial director of Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1936. His editorial responsibilities later included Captain Future, Startling Stories, Strange Stories, and many others. At one time, he was editing 46 different titles.

During World War II, Margulies served as a war correspondent. He was onboard the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered.

After the end of war, Margulies published several science fiction and fantasy paperback anthologies with his former co-worker Oscar J. Friend. He started Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine in 1956, and remained editor until his death.

In December 1975 he was attending a meeting in London of the Mystery Writers of America when he suffered a stroke. He died December 26.