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  • ae van vogt biography of williams
    • Author: A. E. van Vogt Author Record # 58
    • Legal Name: van Vogt, Alfred Elton
    • Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Birthdate: 26 April 1912
    • Deathdate: 26 January 2000
    • Language: English
    • Webpages:A. E. van Vogt Cover Art Gallery, Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Fancyclopedia 3, Fantastic Fiction, IMDB, Library of Congress, repertoirescience-fiction.pagesperso-orange.fr, Science Fiction Awards Database, SFE, The Weird Worlds of A. E. van Vogt, web.archive.org, Wikipedia-EN
    • Used These Alternate Names:Alfred E. van Vogt, Alfred Elton van Vogt,

      A. Βαν Βογκτ?A. Van Vogt

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      Альфред Ван Вогт?Al'fred Van Vogt
      Alfred Van Vogt

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      Альфред Э. Ван Вогт?Al'fred E. Van Vogt
      Alfred E. Van Vogt

      , Alfred van Vogt, A. E. van Voigt,

      A・E・ヴァン・ヴォークト?A. E. van Vōkuto

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      A・E・ヴァン・ヴォクト?A. E. Van Vokuto

      , A. B. van Vogt
    • Note: Husband and occasional co-author of E. Mayne Hull between 1939 and her death in

      Papers of A. E. van Vogt

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       Collection

      Call Number: MS 322

      Overview

      This collection includes the correspondence between A. E. van Vogt and his publishers, a copy of the manuscript, “The Anarchist Colossus”, and signed published books under the same title.

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      English; French; Portuguese

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      Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

      Biography of A. E. van Vogt

      A. E. (Alfred Elton) van Vogt was born on April 26, 1912 in a small community east of Gretna, Manitoba, located just north of the Canadian-American border. During his childhood, his family moved several times due to finances, which van Vogt found difficult. Unable to afford college, he worked as a truck driver, farm-hand, and freelance writer. In his early twenties, van Vogt began writing for pulp magazines, but switched to science fiction in 1938. One year later, he married his first wife, Edna Mayne Hull, who also was a science fiction writer. Up until 1941, van Vogt worked at the Canadian Department of National Defense, but quit to write full time. Three years later, Hull and Vogt moved to Hollywood, C