Just found out some sad news today – one of SF's true legends, Philip Jose Farmer, died last night. He was 91. This is the message that was on PJF's website page this morning:
February 25th:
Philip Jose Farmer passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning.
He will be missed greatly by his wife Bette, his
children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and countless
fans around the world.
January 26, 1918 - February 25, 2009. R.I.P.
PJF wrote close to 100 fantasy and SF novels and literally hundreds of short stories – and many of those were Hugo Award winners: here's his list of awards and nominations (from wikipedia):
- 1953: Hugo Award, Most Promising New Talent, The Lovers
- 1960: Nomination, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "The Alley Man"
- 1961: Nomination, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "Open to Me, My Sister"
- 1966: Nomination, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "The Day of the Great Shout"
- 1967: Nomination, Nebula Award for Best Novella, Riders of the Purple Wage
- 1968: Hugo Award for Best Novella, Riders of the Purple Wage
- 1972: Hugo Award for Best Novel, To Your Scattered Bodies Go
- 1974: Nomination, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, "After King Kong Fell"
- 2000: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, lifetime achievement, awarded at the Nebula Awards Ceremony
- 2001: World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
- 2003: Forry Award for Lifetime Achievement
Many of you guys weren't around in the 60s and 70s but that's when PJF was at the pinnacle of his productivity and popularity – he truly was a giant in the genre. Rest in peace, Philip Jose. Rest in peace...
Paul
Message Edited by paulgoatallen on 02-25-2009 03:30 PM
"There never can be a man so lost as one who is lost in the vast and intricate corridors of his own lonely mind, where none may reach and none may save..." – Isaac Asimov, Pebble in the Sky
