LC control no. | n 84221928 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | PS3563.O668 |
Personal name heading | Moore, Ward, 1903-1978 |
Variant(s) | Moore, Joseph Ward, 1903-1978 |
Birth date | 1903-08-10 |
Death date | 1978-01-28 |
Place of birth | Madison (N.J.) |
Place of death | Pacific Grove (Calif.) |
Field of activity | Science fiction |
Profession or occupation | Authors |
Found in | His Greener than you think, 1985, c1947: CIP t.p. (Ward Moore) pub. info. (deceased) LC data base, 1-17-85 (hdg.: Moore, Ward, 1903- ) ISFDB.org, WWW site, Dec. 4, 2006: (b. Aug. 10, 1903, d. Jan. 28, 1978) Más verde de lo que creéis, 1977: title page (by Ward Moore) Wikipedia, 8 August 2016 (Ward Moore; Ward Moore (born August 10, 1903 in Madison, New Jersey; died January 28 1978 in Pacific Grove, California) was the working name of American writer Joseph Ward Moore; according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, "he contributed only infrequently to the field, [but] each of his books became something of a classic;" Moore began publishing with the novel Breathe the Air Again (1942); his most famous work is the alternate history novel Bring the Jubilee (1953); Moore's other novels include Cloud By Day, Greener Than You Think, Joyleg (co-authored with Avram Davidson), and Caduceus Wild (co-authored with Robert Bradford); Moore is also known for the two short stories (since collected) "Lot" (1953) and "Lot's Daughter" (1954); the film Panic in Year Zero! (1962) was (without giving credit) based on Lot and Lot's Daughter) |
Associated language | eng |