About William F. Temple
Lived 1914 – 1989 (aged 75). William F. Temple was a British writer and science fiction writer.
William Frederick Temple (9 March 1914 – 15 July 1989) was a British science fiction writer, best known for authoring the novel-turned-film Four Sided Triangle.
Early life and career Temple was born in Woolwich in 1914. In 1930, he became a clerk in the London Stock Exchange. Prior to World War II, Temple shared a flat in London with fellow science fiction fans Arthur C. Clarke and Maurice K. Hanson. P. Schuyler Miller praised its "warmly believable characters." Four-Sided Triangle and Shoot at the Moon were reissued in 2018 by the British Library.
Temple also wrote space opera, such as his last novel The Fleshpots of Sansato (1968).
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Who was William F. Temple?
British author (1914–1989)
When was William F. Temple born?
William F. Temple was born on 9 March 1914 in Woolwich.
When did William F. Temple die?
William F. Temple died on 15 July 1989 in Folkestone.
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William F. Temple was a writer and science fiction writer.
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William F. Temple was British.
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