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Anthony Boucher

American author, editor, and critic
Also known as: H. H. Holmes, William Anthony Parker White
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Anthony Boucher (born Aug. 21, 1911, Oakland, Calif., U.S.—died April 29, 1968, Oakland) was an American author, editor, and critic in the mystery and science fiction genres who in 1949 cofounded The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, a major science fiction periodical. He was one of the premier critics of mystery; for his reviews he won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1946, 1950, and 1953) from the Mystery Writers of America. Boucher wrote his...

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