James Blish
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James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Blish canonical | 3 |
| James Benjamin Blish | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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literary critic ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| birthName |
James Blish
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James Benjamin Blish
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| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Rutgers University ⓘ |
| employer |
Bantam Books
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Science fiction magazines (various) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hard science fiction
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science fiction criticism ⓘ theology in science fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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literary criticism ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
mid-20th-century science fiction
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science fiction criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Futurians ⓘ |
| movement |
Golden Age of Science Fiction
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Golden Age of science fiction
New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| name | James Blish self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | spindizzy anti-gravity drive (in Cities in Flight) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Case of Conscience
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A Case of Conscience (Hugo Award–winning novel) ⓘ Black Easter ⓘ Cities in Flight ⓘ Star Trek episode adaptations ⓘ The Day After Judgment ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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science fiction author ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
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East Orange, New Jersey, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Henley-on-Thames
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Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
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| pseudonym | William Atheling Jr. ⓘ |
| residence |
England
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New York City ⓘ |
| series | Cities in Flight ⓘ |
| spouse | Virginia Kidd ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Case of Conscience
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Black Easter ⓘ Cities in Flight ⓘ
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Cities in Flight series
Star Trek episode adaptations ⓘ
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Star Trek: The Original Series episode adaptations
The Day After Judgment ⓘ critical essays as William Atheling Jr. ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
James Benjamin Blish