John W. Campbell

American science fiction writer (1910–1971).

Born June 8th, 1910 in Newark. [ref]

Died July 11th, 1971 at 61 years old in Mountainside. [ref]

Occupations
contributing editor, editor, novelist, prosaist, science fiction writer, screenwriter, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel