L. Sprague de Camp

Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27 1907-November 6 2000) was a science fiction and fantasy author born in New York City.

Life

De Camp received a Master of Science degree in 1933 from Stevens Institute of Technology. He married Catherine Crook in 1930, with whom he collaborated on numerous works of fiction and nonfiction beginning in the 1960s.

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During World War II, de Camp worked at the Philadelphia Naval Yard with fellow authors Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein.

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World War II - Philadelphia Naval Yard - Isaac Asimov - Robert Heinlein

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He was a member of the all-male literary banqueting club the Trap Door Spiders, which served as the basis of Isaac Asimov's fictional group of mystery solvers the Black Widowers. De Camp himself was the model for the Geoffrey Avalon character.

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Trap Door Spiders - Isaac Asimov - Black Widowers - Geoffrey Avalon

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De Camp died on November 6, 2000, only seven months after his wife of sixty years, Catherine Crook de Camp, died. He died on what would have been her birthday.

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November 6 - 2000

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