About Neil Barron
Lived 1934 – 2010 (aged 76). Neil Barron was an American librarian, science fiction writer, journalist and novelist.
Richard Neil Barron (23 March 1934 - 5 September 2010) was a science fiction bibliographer and scholar. His training was as a librarian. He is perhaps best known for his book Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. He won the Pilgrim Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship in 1982. He died on September 5, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Who was Neil Barron?
American writer (1934–2010)
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Neil Barron was born on 23 March 1934 in Hollywood.
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Neil Barron died on 5 September 2010 in Las Vegas.
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Neil Barron was a librarian, science fiction writer, journalist and novelist.
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