A.E. Van Vogt

Canadian writer who was published from 1932, primarily for science fiction, of which he was one of the master writers, prolific and popular. He first gained fame with his classic, "Slan," 1940 and some of his other works included "Players Of Null-A," 1948 "The World-A," 1945 and "Black Destroyer," 1939. His stories usually were in galactic settings, and always represented boundless imagination. In addition, Van Vogt was the Western representative of trade papers for the MacLean Publishing Company, Toronto, from 1935-1939. From 1950-1951, he spent a limited time as the first director of Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation of Canada as well. He died on January 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA of Alzheimer's disease, age 87.