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Anthony Boucher

American author, editor, and critic
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Also known as: H. H. Holmes, William Anthony Parker White
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Pseudonym of:
William Anthony Parker White
Also published under the pseudonym:
H.H. Holmes
Born:
Aug. 21, 1911, Oakland, Calif., U.S.
Died:
April 29, 1968, Oakland (aged 56)

Anthony Boucher (born Aug. 21, 1911, Oakland, Calif., U.S.—died April 29, 1968, Oakland) was an American author, editor, and critic in the mystery and science fiction genres who in 1949 cofounded The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, a major science fiction periodical. He was one of the premier critics of mystery; for his reviews he won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1946, 1950, and 1953) from the Mystery Writers of America. Boucher wrote his first novel, the mystery The Case of the Seven of Cavalry, in 1937. He wrote seven more mysteries over the next five years. Three of ...(100 of 358 words)

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