Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York. November 26, 1919. A founding member of the Futurians and High School dropout, he began editing career at age 19 with _Astonishng Stories_ andSuper Science Stories_. He went overseas during WWII, returning Stateside to a carreer as a literary agent, claiming to represent approximately 70% of the top SF authors of the '50s. Pohl himself wrote regularly during the '50s and edited two anthologies. His work is notable for its poetic irony and character development. From 1960-69 he edited _Galaxy_ and _If_, and recieved several Hugo awards for the latter. Judith Merril was his third wife, and his present wife ,Carol Stanton, has co-edited several anthologies with him. He is known for his excellent satires and sharp wit as well as an economy of style. (Alias Elton V. Andrews, Henry De Costa, Paul Dennis Lavond, Paul Flehr, S. D. Gottesman, Lee Gregor, Edson McCann, James MacCreigh, Ernst Mason, Scott Mariner, Charles Satterfield, Warren F. Howard, Allen Zweig) First apeared in print under the name Elton V. Andrews in Amazing (1932). Literary agent. Editor of Galaxy (mid 60's), If, and Worlds of Tomorrow. Grand Master Nebula. A founding member of the Futurians. Was married to Judith Merril, a fellow Futurian. Is now married to Carol Stanton. Awarded the "Invisible little Man" trophy at the 1964 WorldCon..
A group of New York SF fans, writers, artists, and editors active from 1938-45. They held to the conviction "that SF fans should be forward-looking ('futurian') and constructive." Members sometimes lived communally, and often shared their dreams, writings and failures. Damon Knight remarked that in the Futurians' first active year, member Frederik Pohl published fifteen stories by Futurians in his two bi-monthy magazines. |
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