James Blish (1921–1975)

Author of Cities in Flight

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Canonical name

Blish, James

Legal name

Blish, James Benjamin

Other names

Atheling Jr., William

Date of birth

1921-05-23

Date of death

1975-07-30

Burial location

Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, England

Gender

male

Nationality

USA

Country (for map)

Birthplace

East Orange, New Jersey, USA

Place of death

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK

Places of residence

East Orange, New Jersey, USA (birthplace)

Arrowhead Estate in Milford, Pennsylvania, USA (1953-1966)

Alexandria, Virginia, USA (1966-1969)

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK (1966-1975)

Education

Rutgers University

Columbia University

Occupations

Relationships

Lawrence, J. A. (wife)

Organizations

Futurians

US Army

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (co-founder)

Awards and honors

1959 Hugo Award for A Case of Conscience "Best Novel" [1959]

1960 Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction Convention

1965 Nebula Award nomination for "The Shipwrecked Hotel" "Best Novelette" [1965] [1965, 1965] (with Norman L. Knight)

1968 Nebula Award nomination for Black Easter "Best Novel" [1968] [1968, 1968]

1969 Hugo Award nomination for "We All Die Naked" "Best Novella" [1969] [1969, 1969]

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Disambiguation notice

Also wrote under the name William Atheling Jr.

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Related book awards

Classics of Science Fiction

Hugo

Fantasy: The 100 Best Books

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Locus Nominee

David Pringle's Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels

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Locus 1975 Poll, All-Time Best Novel

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

Locus

Locus Recommended Reading

Bloomsbury's 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels

Retrospective Hugo

David Pringle's Best 100 Science Fiction Novels

The SF Book Club's "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years From 1953-2002"

Related places

USS Enterprise NCC-1701

Xoredeshch Sfath, Planète Lithia

Averoigne

État de Manhattan, Planète Terre

Death Valley, California, USA

Lithia

Armageddon

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