Dorothy McIlwraith
Dorothy McIlwraith | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 14, 1891 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 23, 1976 (aged 84) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Magazine editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genres | Horror, pulp fiction |
Dorothy Stevens[1] McIlwraith (October 14, 1891 – August 23, 1976)[2] was the third editor of Weird Tales, the pioneering pulp magazine that specialized in horror fiction and fantasy fiction. She also edited Short Stories magazine.
Life and career[]
McIlwraith graduated from McGill University in 1914 and became a reader and editor for Doubleday, Page and Company.[1] She worked as an assistant to (1886-1971), the editor of Doubleday's Short Stories magazine. In 1936, she became the editor of the magazine.[1][4] In 1937, Short Stories Inc purchased the magazine and McIlwraith continued as the editor.
In 1938, Short Stories Inc purchased Weird Tales magazine.[1] The magazine's editor, Farnsworth Wright was in poor health and resigned as editor in 1940. [5] McIlwraith took over as full editor at this point and would remain editor until the magazine ceased publication in 1954.[4] Under her editorship authors and artists such as Ray Bradbury and Hannes Bok first appeared in the magazine.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hanley, Terence E. "What About Dorothy McIlwraith? Part 2". Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Hanley, Terence E. "What About Dorothy McIlwraith?". Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Jaffery & Cook (1985), p. 63.
- ^ a b Robert Sampson, Yesterday's Faces: Dangerous Horizons. Popular Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0-87972-514-3 (pp 86-88).
- ^ S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 2001.
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