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Ross Rocklynne (February 21, 1913 – October 29, 1988) was the pen name
Pseudonym

A pseudonym, , is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name. In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because it is part of a cultural or organizational tradition, as in the case of Religious names used by members of some religious orders and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin....
 used by Ross Louis Rocklin, an American
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 science fiction author active in the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
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Born in 1913 in Ohio
Ohio

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, Rocklynne was a regular contributor to the science fiction pulps. He was a professional guest at the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. Despite his numerous appearances and solid writing, Rocklynne never quite achieved the fame of his contemporaries Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an United States novelist and science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he is one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre....
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Ross Rocklynne (February 21, 1913 – October 29, 1988) was the pen name
Pseudonym

A pseudonym, , is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name. In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because it is part of a cultural or organizational tradition, as in the case of Religious names used by members of some religious orders and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin....
 used by Ross Louis Rocklin, an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 science fiction author active in the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
.

Born in 1913 in Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, Rocklynne was a regular contributor to the science fiction pulps. He was a professional guest at the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. Despite his numerous appearances and solid writing, Rocklynne never quite achieved the fame of his contemporaries Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an United States novelist and science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he is one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre....
, L. Sprague DeCamp, and Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov , was a Russian-born United States author and professor of biochemistry, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books....
. His most anthologized story is probably "The Men and the Mirror
The Men and the Mirror

"The Men and the Mirror" is a short science fiction story by author Ross Rocklynne, published in Astounding Science Fiction in July 1938, since reprinted in Rocklynne's collection of the same title and in Asimov's collection Before the Golden Age ....
," first published in 1938.

Rocklynne partially retired from writing in the late 1950s, but made a notable return in the 1970s when his novelette
Novelette

A novelette is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms, like a novella, is usually based upon word count....
 "Ching Witch!" was included in Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison is a prolific United States writer of short stories, novellas, teleplays, essays, and criticism. His literary and television work has received many awards....
's original anthology
Anthology

An anthology, literally a "garland" or "collection of flowers", is a collection of literary works, originally of poems. In genre fiction and especially science fiction, anthology is used to categorize collections of shorter works such as short story and short novels, usually collected into a single volume for publication....
, Again, Dangerous Visions
Again, Dangerous Visions

Again, Dangerous Visions is the sequel to the science fiction short story anthology Dangerous Visions, first published in 1972. It was edited by Harlan Ellison and illustrated by Ed Emshwiller....
 (1972). "Ching Witch!" was later nominated for a Nebula award
Nebula Award

The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years ....
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Rocklynne died in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

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, California
California

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 at the age of 75. He was survived by his two sons, Keith and Jeffrey.

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