Theodore Sturgeon

Theodore Sturgeon (born Edward Hamilton Waldo; February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction and horror author. His most famous novel is More Than Human (1953). Sturgeon was born Edward Hamilton Waldo in Staten Island, New York in 1918. His name was legally changed to Theodore Sturgeon—not a pseudonym—at age eleven after his mother's divorce and remarriage to William Dicky ("Argyll") Sturgeon. He sold his first story in 1938 to... More

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  • Feb 27, 1918

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  • May 8, 1985 (age 67 years)

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Also known as:

  • E. Waldo Hunter,
  • Ted Sturgeon,
  • Edward Hamilton Waldo,
  • Billy Watson,
  • E. Hunter Waldo,
  • Frederick R. Ewing,
  • Theodore Hamilton Sturgeon
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Gaylactic Spectrum Award Hall of Fame Winners

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Nominees

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  • 2000
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