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Andre Norton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Andrew North, Allen Weston, Andre Mary Norton, Alice Norton, Andre Alice Norton
American writer of science fiction and fantasy (1912–2005)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 17 February 1912
- Died
- 17 March 2005
- Works
- 389
Top works
- The Jekyll legacy
- The Elvenbane
- Tiger Burning Bright
- Black Trillium
- God Machine and 4 Other Sci-Fi Masterpieces from the Golden Age
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Alice Mary Norton , ( 1912-02-17 ) February 17, 1912 , Cleveland , Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17) (aged 93), Murfreesboro, Tennessee , U.S.
- Pen name
- Andre Norton, Andrew North, Allen Weston
- Occupation
- Writer, librarian
- Period
- 1934–2005
- Genre
- Science fiction , fantasy , romance novels , adventure fiction
- Notable awards
- SFWA Grand Master, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Norton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Murfreesboro
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- fantasy
- Official website
- www.andre-norton.org
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- Commons category
- Andre Norton
- date of birth
- 1912-02-17
- date of death
- 2005-03-17
- Commons gallery
- Andre Norton
- birth name
- Alice Mary Norton
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- name in native language
- Andre Norton
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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 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, to be SFWA Grand Master, and to be inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
Biography and career
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