Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.
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American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)
| Born | 19 September 1922 |
| Died | 15 April 2002 |
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Damon Knight
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American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)
| Born | 19 September 1922 |
| Died | 15 April 2002 |
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Science fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, American, Fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, general, Short stories, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction, History and criticism, English Science fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Fantasy fiction, American fiction, American literature, Authorship, Fiction, fantasy, general, Short stories, English, American Fantastic fiction, Anthologie, Anthologies, Biography, Dreams, End of the world-
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- OLID: OL2628836A
- ISNI: 0000000109080463
- VIAF: 62070456
- Wikidata: Q534599
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- Damon Francis Knight
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