Talk:Robert Aickman
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[edit] Aickman's birthdate?
Reginald's Contemporary Science Fiction Authors lists Aickman's birthdate as June 27 not June 24. What's the origin of the June 24 date? Alvonruff 17:50, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
- It was added in this edit, by an anonymous user, almost two years ago. I'm changing it to June 27, as found in Reginald, and adding a reference at the bottom. grendel|khan 23:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
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- GRO index of deaths confirms DOB as 27 June Mayalld 12:33, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A suggestion
I feel too lazy to do it myself, at the moment, however I would love it if somebody would explain what what makes Aickman a important writer rather than just some dude who won a number of awards. I may well get aroudn to doing this myself, however, I thought I would point out this signficant lack. ***Ria777 00:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Aickman wrote well-crafted stories that were "strange" rather than supernatural (though he delved into that too). His stories at their best were unusual, with unusual characters and effective atmosphere. I am writing this on Halloween, of course.Flake11 —Preceding comment was added at 13:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
