Theodore Sturgeon
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| Born | Edward Hamilton Waldo February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1985 (aged 67) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Pen name | E. Waldo Hunter |
| Occupation | Fiction writer, critic |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1938–1985 |
| Genre | Science fiction, horror, mystery, and western novels and short fiction |
| Subject | Science fiction (as critic) |
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| Notable awards | Hugo, Nebula |
Theodore Sturgeon (/ˈstɜːrdʒən/; born Edward Hamilton Waldo; February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American writer, primarily of fantasy, science fiction and horror, and critic. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits him with about 400 reviews and more than 200 stories.
Sturgeon's most famous work may be the science fiction novel More Than Human (1953), an expansion of "Baby Is Three" (1952). More Than Human won the 1954 International Fantasy Award (for SF and fantasy) as the year's best novel and the Science Fiction Writers of America ranked "Baby is Three" number five among the "Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time" to 1964. Ranked by votes for all of their pre-1965 novellas, Sturgeon was second among authors, behind Robert Heinlein.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted Sturgeon in 2000, its fifth class of two deceased and two living writers.
Sturgeon was born Edward Hamilton Waldo in Staten Island, New York in 1918. His name was legally changed to Theodore Sturgeon at age eleven after his mother's divorce and remarriage to William Dicky ("Argyll") Sturgeon.
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