Alexander M. Phillips

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Alexander M. Phillips
Born 1907
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died 1991 (aged 83–84)
Occupation novelist, short story writer
Nationality United States
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy

Alexander Moore Phillips (1907 - 1991) was an American short story writer and novelist. He also worked as a topographical draftsman for a title insurance company. Phillips served in the U. S. Army from April, 1942 spending time in Egypt and Palestine[1]. His short stories appeared in pulp magazines including Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories and Unknown,[1]. His novel, The Mislaid Charm, was published by Prime Press in 1947. He served as President of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society[2].

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  1. ^ a b Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 346. ISBN 0-911682-22-8. 
  2. ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 530. 

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NAME Phillips, Alexander M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION novelist, short story writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DATE OF DEATH 1991
PLACE OF DEATH