Nelson S. Bond
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Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 - November 4, 2006) was an early writer of science fiction and fantasy, as well as a writer of sports and crime fiction. His published fiction is mainly short stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s (many were published in Blue Book magazine). He also wrote extensively for radio, television, and the stage. He is particularly noted for his "Lancelot Biggs" series of stories.
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[edit] Biography
Bond's parents were from Nova Scotia, but moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania shortly before his birth. The family later relocated to Philadelphia after World War I. He attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia from 1932 to 1934. He met his future wife, Betty Gough Folsom, while at university; they married in 1934.
Bond worked briefly as a public relations agent for the province of Nova Scotia before deciding to become a writer. Bond started his career in 1935 as a freelance writer with non-fiction for various periodicals, though he only wrote occasional pieces once he had established himself in fiction. He has also published a number of works [1] on philately, and served on the Board of Governors / Board of Directors[2] of the British North America Philatelic Society.
Bond worked for a time writing scripts for radio and television. He wrote scripts for such radio programs as Hot Copy (1943-44), The Sheriff (aka Death Valley Sheriff, 1945), and Dr. Christian (various). Bond also wrote scripts for numerous television anthology programs, such as Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, General Motors Theatre, and Tales of Tomorrow.
Bond worked in public relations before and after his writing career, opening his own agency in 1959. He later became a noted antiquarian bookseller. Bond retired from writing in the late 1950s. After encouragement from fans and professionals (most notably Harlan Ellison), he published a new story in 1995.
In 1998 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made Bond an Author Emeritus. In 2002 Bond donated his personal papers to the Marshall University library, which created a replica of his home office.
Bond died of complications from heart problems on November 4, 2006, in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a month shy of his 98th birthday.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
- Exiles of Time (1949)
- That Worlds May Live (2003)
[edit] Short story collections
- Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies and Other Fantastic Tales (1946)
- 31st of February (1949)
- Lancelot Biggs, Spaceman (1950)
- No Time Like the Future (1954)
- Nightmares and Daydreams (1968)
- The Far Side of Nowhere (2002)
- Other Worlds Than Ours (2005)
[edit] Nonfiction
- Postal Stationery of Canada (1953)
- James Branch Cabell: A Complete Checklist (1974)
[edit] External links
- Nelson Bond at Marshall University, the home of Bond's literary papers. Bibliographic information, videos, and a selection of links.
- "Nelson S. Bond: Looking Way Back", excerpts from an interview in the October, 1998 issue of Locus
- "Nelson Bond, A Bibliography in Progress", compiled by Peter Ruber and incorporating data provided by Bond, at Pulp Rack
- "Nelson S. Bond, Master Pulpster" by Peter Ruber, expansion of a lengthy profile from the anthology Arkham's Masters of Horror
- Nelson S. Bond at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Nelson S. Bond at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary
