Lester del Rey

1915 - 1993

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: science fiction

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: George Washington University

occupation: editor, literary critic, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, journalist

award received: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, along with his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. Source: Wikipedia (en)