Bob Leman

Bob Leman

Robert J. Leman (born in 1922; died August 8, 2006) was a science fiction and horror short story author most associated with "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction". He was not published until he was 45, but had been a member of First Fandom before that.

His best known story is "Window," which has often been reprinted and which was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. It was adapted for an episode of "Night Visions", directed by and starring Bill Pullman.

All of Leman's published stories, including "How Dobbstown Was Saved" which was to have appeared in the Harlan Ellison collection "The Last Dangerous Visions", are collected in the volume "Feesters in the Lake and Other Stories" (Seattle: Midnight House, 2002) ISBN 0-9707349-5-6.

Leman graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Political Science after he returned from Europe, where he served as field artillery officer during World War II.

External links

* [http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/bleman.htm SFWA obituary]
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