Edward Bryant

Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (born August 27,1945) is a science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave.

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August 27 - 1945 - Science fiction - Horror - Writer - Dangerous Visions - The New Wave

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Bryant was born in White Plains, New York. However, he was raised on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. He had strong roots in that state attested to in his collection Wyoming Sun. He attended school in Wheatland, Wyoming. He even received his MA in English from the University of Wyoming in 1968.

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White Plains, New York - Wyoming - Wheatland, Wyoming - English - University of Wyoming - 1968

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During the 1950s his uncle, a rodeo star, encouraged his love of film. This perhaps ultimately led to his occasional work in screenplays and as an actor. He was in the films The Laughing Dead (1988) and Ill Met by Moonlight (1994). The second is based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also did screenplays for TV shows on channels from CBS, Lifetime and Disney.

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1950 - Rodeo - Film - Screenplay - Actor - The Laughing Dead - Ill Met by Moonlight - Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream - CBS - Lifetime - Disney

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At the beginning of his career he developped an association with Harlan Ellison which proved longstanding. This led to collaborative efforts like the novel Phoenix Without Ashes. He also owns several cats and currently lives in North Denver.

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Harlan Ellison - Denver

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His writing career began in 1968 when attending the Clarion workshop. By 1973 he had gained acclaim for stories whose conversational style mask rather dark realities. At times these realities are downright apocalyptic, although in other cases the message is joyous and hopeful. He won two Nebulas for his short stories, Stone 1978 and GiANTS 1979. He is mostly known as a writer of short fiction, however he also writes poetry, nonfiction, criticism, and edits an e-zine.

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1968 - 1973 - 1978 - 1979 - Short fiction - Poetry - Nonfiction

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