Andre Norton
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Andre Alice Norton | |
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Born |
Alice Mary Norton February 17, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
Died |
March 17, 2005 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA | (aged 93)
Pen name |
Andre Norton Andrew North Allen Weston |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1934–2005 |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, romance novels, adventure fiction |
Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name Andre Norton, but also under Andrew North and Allen Weston. She was the first woman to be Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy, first to be SFWA Grand Master, and first inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.