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Alice Bradley Sheldon
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American science fiction writer (1915–1987)
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Alice Bradley Sheldon (1915–1987) was an American novelist, writer, psychologist, and artist. Born Alice Hastings Bradley in Chicago, she was educated at George Washington University, Sarah Lawrence College, and American University, where she earned a doctorate. She participated in World War II and wrote in the genres of science fiction and feminist science fiction. Sheldon also created art under the pseudonyms James Tiptree Jr. and Raccoona Sheldon.
Her notable works include the novel *Houston, Houston, Do You Read?* and contributions to *The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction*. She received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story, the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette. Sheldon was also nominated for several Nebula and Hugo Awards in categories including Best Short Story and Best Novelette. She died by suicide via gunshot wound in McLean on May 19, 1987.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 August 1915
- Died
- 19 May 1987
- Works
- 55
Top works
- The Magazine of fantasy and science fiction. A 30-year retrospective
- The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1986
- The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction
- Ten Thousand Light Years from Home
- And strange at ecbatan the trees
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Key facts
- Born
- Alice Hastings Bradley , ( 1915-08-24 ) August 24, 1915, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- May 19, 1987 (1987-05-19) (aged 71), McLean, Virginia , U.S.
- Pen name
- James Tiptree Jr. Raccoona Sheldon
- Occupation
- Artist intelligence analyst research psychologist writer
- Education
- American University , BA George Washington University , PhD
- Period
- 1968–1988 (new fiction)
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Notable awards
- 1973 Nebula Award for Best Short Story 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novella 1978 Nebula Award for Best Novelette 1987 World Fantasy Award—Collection
- Spouse
- William Davey (1934–1941) Huntington D. Sheldon (1945–1987, their deaths)
- Relatives
- Mary Hastings Bradley (mother) Herbert Edwin Bradley (father)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alice
- Family name
- Bradley
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- McLean
- Occupation
- spy
- Educated at
- American University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- intelligence agency
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- James Tiptree Jr.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- James Tiptree
- date of birth
- 1916-01-01
- date of death
- 1987-05-19
- pseudonym
- James Tiptree Jr.
- manner of death
- Suicide
- birth name
- Alice Hastings Bradley
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Alice Bradley Sheldon, better known as James Tiptree Jr. (born Alice Hastings Bradley; August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987), was an American science fiction and fantasy author. It was not publicly known until 1977 that James Tiptree Jr. was a pen name of a woman, which she used from 1967 until her death. From 1974 to 1985, she also occasionally used the pen name Raccoona Sheldon. Tiptree was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2012.
Tiptree's debut story collection, Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home, was published in 1973 and her first novel, Up the Walls of the World, was published in 1978. Her other works include the 1973 novelette "The Women Men Don't See", the 1974 novella "The Girl Who Was Plugged In", the 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?", the 1985 novel Brightness Falls from the Air, and the 1974 short story "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alice Bradley Sheldon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.