A science fiction fan and sci-fi memorabilia collector, he helped popularize the works of such now-legendary Writers as
He read his first science fiction story at the age of ten. Later, he briefly studied at the University of California-Berkeley before taking a job as a movie projectionist.
He started a science fiction book club in Los Angeles. A young
He was born in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Wendy Wahrman until her death in 1990.
He encouraged the science fiction writing career of L. Ron Hubbard.
