Stanley Mullen
| Stanley Mullen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1911 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Died | 1974 (aged 62–63) |
| Pen name | John Peter Drummond, Stanley Beecher, Lee Beecher |
| Occupation | artist, novelist, short story writer, publisher, museum curator |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
Stanley Mullen (June 20, 1911 – 1974) was an American artist, short story writer, novelist and publisher. He studied writing at the University of Colorado at Boulder and drawing, painting and lithography at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center where he was accepted as a professional member in 1937.[1] A series of his paintings of Indian ceremonial dances is part of the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum.[1] Mullen worked as assistant curator of the Colorado State Historical Museum during the 1940s.[1] Mullen wrote over 200 stories and articles in a variety of fields. He became involved with the small press publisher New Collector's Group before starting his own small press publisher, Gorgon Press, in 1948.[2]
Books by Stanley Mullen
- The Sphinx Child (1948)
- Moonfoam and Sorceries (1948)
- Kinsmen of the Dragon (1951)
Awards
- 1959, Mullen's story "Space to Swing a Cat" was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 34. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- ↑ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 314, 469–471.
- ↑ "The 1959 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
References
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 837. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 322. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
External links
- Stanley Mullen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Works by Stanley Mullen at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Stanley Mullen at Internet Archive