H. L. Gold

Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 - February 21, 1996) was a science fiction writer and editor. Born in Canada Gold came to the United States at the age of 2. He was most noted for being the editor of Galaxy Magazine.

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Gold first sold stories to the pulp magazines in the 1930s. After serving in World War II, he returned to writing and made his way into editing. He became editor of Galaxy in the early 1950's and made it into one of the premiere science fiction magazines of that decade. Gold suffered from increasing agoraphobia (originating from war trauma) and, as a result, he left Galaxy for good in 1961. He lived the rest of his life more or less in seclusion and died in 1996.

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1914: 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. (see link for calendar)...

February 21: February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 313 days remaining, 314 in leap years....

1996: 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty....

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