Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 â€" November 4, 2006) was an
American author who wrote extensively for books, magazines, radio,
television and the stage.The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author
Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early
science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short
stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and
1940s. Many were published in Blue Book magazine. He is noted for his
"Lancelot Biggs" series of stories and for his "Meg the Priestess"
tales, which introduced one of the first powerful female characters in
science fiction.Bond's parents, Richard Slade Bond and Mary Bond, were
from Nova Scotia, but moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania shortly before
his birth in that city. The family later relocated to Philadelphia
after World War I. In high school, Bond reviewed plays for The
Philadelphia Inquirer. He worked for an insurance company during the
Great Depression before enrolling in a college. He attended Marshall
College in Huntington, West Virginia from 1932 to 1934. While at
Marshall, he contributed to the Huntington Herald Advertiser and
edited the college newspaper, The Parthenon. He met his future wife,
Betty Gough Folsom, while at Marshall, and they married in 1934.After
graduating, Bond briefly worked for his father's public relations
agency. Shortly after joining, he was offered the position of public
relations field director for the province of Nova Scotia. This
involved meeting celebrities visiting the province and writing pieces
about them that were placed in various periodicals.
American author who wrote extensively for books, magazines, radio,
television and the stage.The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author
Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early
science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short
stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and
1940s. Many were published in Blue Book magazine. He is noted for his
"Lancelot Biggs" series of stories and for his "Meg the Priestess"
tales, which introduced one of the first powerful female characters in
science fiction.Bond's parents, Richard Slade Bond and Mary Bond, were
from Nova Scotia, but moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania shortly before
his birth in that city. The family later relocated to Philadelphia
after World War I. In high school, Bond reviewed plays for The
Philadelphia Inquirer. He worked for an insurance company during the
Great Depression before enrolling in a college. He attended Marshall
College in Huntington, West Virginia from 1932 to 1934. While at
Marshall, he contributed to the Huntington Herald Advertiser and
edited the college newspaper, The Parthenon. He met his future wife,
Betty Gough Folsom, while at Marshall, and they married in 1934.After
graduating, Bond briefly worked for his father's public relations
agency. Shortly after joining, he was offered the position of public
relations field director for the province of Nova Scotia. This
involved meeting celebrities visiting the province and writing pieces
about them that were placed in various periodicals.
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