Ross Rocklynne

Ross Rocklynne

Ross Rocklynne (February 21, 1913 – October 29, 1988) was the pen name used by Ross Louis Rocklin, an American science fiction author active in the Golden Age of Science Fiction.

Born in 1913 in Ohio, Rocklynne was a regular contriubutor to the science fiction pulps. He was a professional guest at the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. Despite his numerous appearances and solid writing, Rocklynne never quite achieved the fame of his contemporaries Robert A. Heinlein, L. Sprague DeCamp, and Isaac Asimov. His most anthologized story is probably "The Men and the Mirror," first published in 1938.

Rocklynne partially retired from writing in the late 1950s, but made a notable return in the 1970s when his novelette "Ching Witch!" was included in Harlan Ellison's original anthology, "Again, Dangerous Visions" (1972). "Ching Witch!" was later nominated for a Nebula award.

Rocklynne died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 75. He was survived by his two sons, Keith and Jeffrey.

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