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Lester del Rey

1915 - 1993

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Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, subsequently Random House, working for his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey’s imprint, Del Rey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lester del Rey is the 5,203rd most popular writer, the 7,482nd most popular biography from United States and the 585th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Lester del Rey ranks 5,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Rita Mae Brown, Solomana Kante, Clara Reeve, Christian Matras, and Sam Lake. After him are David McKee, Miklós Jósika, Nikolai Pogodin, Carlos Monsiváis, Louis L'Amour, and Leigh Bardugo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Lester del Rey ranks 216. Before him are Pavel Kadochnikov, Ismat Chughtai, Argemiro, Felix Kaspar, Jóhann Hafstein, and Alice Faye. After him are Alvin M. Weinberg, Barnard Hughes, Ewan MacColl, Lars Ahlin, David Diamond, and Jan Twardowski. Among people deceased in 1993, Lester del Rey ranks 213. Before him are Leslie Charteris, Edwin Vásquez, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Ann Todd, Edith Farkas, and Axel von dem Bussche. After him are Tahar Djaout, Kenny Drew, Tony Barton, Hamo Sahyan, Margarita Nikolaeva, and Lien Gisolf.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 7,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Amber Valletta (1974), Edgar Kennedy (1890), Roger Penske (1937), Scott Cawthon (1971), Alice Faye (1915), and Alan Hovhaness (1911). After him are Robert Moses (1888), Al Harker (1910), Warren Jeffs (1955), Charlie Byrd (1925), Ethel Waters (1896), and Richard Davalos (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 585. Before him are Eve Ensler (1953), Richard Powers (1957), Ernie Pyle (1900), Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Philip Agee (1935), and Rita Mae Brown (1944). After him are Louis L'Amour (1908), Theodora Kroeber (1897), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Katherine Neville (1945).

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