Amelia Reynolds Long (November 25, 1904 – March 26, 1978) was an American detective fiction writer, novelist, and a pioneer woman writer for the early science fiction magazines of the 1930s.
Amelia Reynolds Long | |
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 Graduation photo of Reynolds Long from the University of Pennsylvania, 1931. | |
| Born | November 25, 1904 Columbia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 26, 1978 (aged 73) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Pen name | Peter Reynolds (sometimes with William L. Crawford) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Science fiction |
Biography
editBorn in Columbia, Pennsylvania, Long moved at age six with her family to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she lived the rest of her life.[1]
Long received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1931, and a master's degree from Penn in 1932.[2] Long was the author of a number of science fiction stories, including "A Leak in the Fountain of Youth" and "Scandal in the Fourth Dimension".[3] Her Weird Tales story, "The Thought-Monster", was made into the 1958 British science fiction film Fiend Without a Face. The story's sale to the film's producers was brokered by her agent Forrest J Ackerman.[4]
Some of her stories appeared under the byline "A. R. Long." Using the combined pseudonym Peter Reynolds, Long co-wrote the 1936 novel Behind the Evidence with William L. Crawford, based on the Lindbergh kidnapping case.[5]
In the 1940s, influenced by Agatha Christie, Long turned from science fiction to writing mysteries. Between 1939 and 1952, she published more than 30 murder mystery novels.[6] In 1951, Long became a textbook editor for Stackpole Books. She also began to write poetry, participating in the Harrisburg Poetry Workshop of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society. Long edited the society's 1977 anthology, Pennsylvania Poems.[7] Later in life, Long worked for 15 years as a curator at the William Penn Memorial Museum.[8]
Long never married or had children. She died in 1978, at age 73.[9]
References
edit- ^ Williamson, Chet. "A Visit With Amelia Reynolds Long". A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Amelia Reynolds Long". Open Library. Internet Archive. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Amazing science fiction anthology : the war years, 1936-1945. Greenberg, Martin Harry,, Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992,, Barr, George, 1937-, Jankus, Hank,, Jaquays, Paul. Lake Geneva, WI. 1987. ISBN 0880384409. OCLC 15532459.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Alsedek, John C. (23 July 2022). "My Hometown Heroine: Amelia Reynolds Long and FIEND WITHOUT A FACE". Flapper Press. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Owings, Mark (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 705–706.
- ^ Simms, Richard. "Mystery Novels". A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Simms, Richard. "A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long". AmeliaLong. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Amelia Reynolds Long". Open Library. Internet Archive. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Simms, Richard. "A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long". AmeliaLong. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
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- Amelia Reynolds Long at IMDb
- Amelia Reynolds Long at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Simms, Richard (2007-02-27). "A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 279. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.