Gail Kimberly

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Gail Kimberly
BornAugust 1, 1927
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 2011 (age 83)
Placentia, California, U.S.
Other namesGail Kimberly Francis, G. K. Francis, Gail Van Achthoven, Dayle Courtney, Alix Andre
Occupation(s)Writer, secretary

Sunya Gail Kimberly Francis (August 1, 1927 – April 8, 2011) was an American writer based in Los Angeles. She wrote science fiction, horror, gothic romance, and young adult stories and novels in the 1970s and 1980s, and children's fiction for the Los Angeles Times between 1999 and 2003.

Early life and education

Kimberly was born in New York City,[1] the daughter of Wilbert Ross "Kip" Kimberly and Evelyn Martha Cox Kimberly.[2][3] Her father was born in Canada, and her mother was born in Scotland.

Career

Kimberly was a secretary[4] in Los Angeles and Pasadena, from the 1950s into the early 1970s. She wrote science fiction, horror, gothic romance, and YA stories and novels.[5][6] Editor Roger Elwood selected stories by Kimberly for several anthologies.[7][8][9][10] In the later 1990s and early 2000s, Kimberly wrote serialized short fiction for the chidren's page of the Los Angeles Times.[11][12][13][14] She was a member of the California Writers Club,[15] the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society,[16] the Romance Writers of America and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[1]

Publications

In addition to works under her own name, Kimberly wrote young adult and gothic romance genre fiction under pseudonyms including Alix Andre and Dayle Courtney.[17]

  • "For Onomatopoeia's Sake" (1967, poem)[18]
  • "The Prince and the Physician" (1969)
  • "The Face of the Enemy" (1973)
  • "Many Mansions" (1973)
  • "Peace, Love, and Food for the Hungry" (1973)[19]
  • "The Fire Fountain" (1974)[20]
  • "Lady Bountiful" (1974)
  • "Minna in the Night Sky" (1974)[21][8]
  • "The Horseman from Hel" (1974)[9]
  • "Where Summer Song Rings Hollow" (1975)[10]
  • "A Nice Girl Like Me" (1975)[22]
  • Flyer (1975)[23]
  • "A Little Bit of Recycled Time" (1976)[24]
  • "Gloria" (1978)[25]
  • Dracula Began (1978)[26]
  • Skateboard (1978, novelization of the film Skateboard)[27][28]
  • Star Jewel (1979)[2]
  • Secret of the Abbey (1980, as Alix Andre)
  • "Ice Road" (1980)
  • Goodbye is Just the Beginning (1980)
  • The Trail of Bigfoot (1983, as Dayle Courtney)
  • "Child of Faerie" (1998)[29]
  • "My Cool Sister" (serialized 1999, published in book form in 2003)[11][30]
  • "The Space Travelers" (2000)[12]
  • "A Bunch of Presents" (2001)[13]
  • "The Otherwhere Ice Show" (2002)[14]
  • "'No Way to Go!'" (2003)[31]
  • "Requiem"[32]

Personal life

Kimberly married twice. Her first husband was Antonius J. Van Achthoven; they married in 1951, had two children, and divorced in 1974. Her second husband was Kellin D. Francis; they married in 1980. She lived in Michigan in the 1990s.[33] She died in 2011, in Placentia, California, at the age of 83.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gail Francis Obituary". Los Angeles Times, via Legacy.com. May 13, 2011. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ a b Gail Kimberly (1989). Star jewel (A Sprint Library book). Internet Archive. Scholastic Book Services. ISBN 978-0-590-35218-5.
  3. ^ "Wilbert R. Kimberly". The Los Angeles Times. 1980-01-06. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Weinstock, Matt (1966-01-26). "The Exacked Thing to Say". The Los Angeles Times. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Knowles, Jackie (June 25, 1975). "Area Sci-Fi Writer Adds Woman's Touch". Pasadena Star-News. pp. C1, C9 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  6. ^ Gaede, Susan (July 25, 2002). "Brea author sells three new books to publisher". Brea La Habra Star Progress. p. 10 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. ^ Elwood, Roger (1974). Continuum. Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-11303-1.
  8. ^ a b Elwood, Roger (1974). The Far Side of Time, Thirteen Original Stories: A Science Fiction Anthology. Dodd, Mead. ISBN 978-0-396-06857-0.
  9. ^ a b Elwood, Roger (1974). The Berserkers. Trident Press. ISBN 978-0-671-27113-8 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ a b Elwood, Roger (1975). Dystopian Visions. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-222216-7.
  11. ^ a b Kimberly, Gail (1999-10-05). "My Cool Sister". The Los Angeles Times. p. 139. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b Kimberly, Gail (2000-03-31). "The Space Travelers". The Los Angeles Times. p. 248. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b Kimberly, Gail (2001-05-09). "A Bunch of Presents". The Los Angeles Times. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ a b Kimberly, Gail (2002-02-22). "The Otherwhere Ice Show". The Los Angeles Times. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Orange County Calendar". The Los Angeles Times. 2008-02-09. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Worldcon (1984). L.A.con II. p. 179 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "SFE: Kimberly, Gail". SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  18. ^ "For Onomatopoeia's Sake". The Los Angeles Times. 1967-06-08. p. 50. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ The other side of tomorrow : original science fiction stories about young people of the future. Internet Archive. New York : Random House. 1973. ISBN 978-0-394-82468-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ Continuum 2. Internet Archive. London : Wyndham Publications. 1977. ISBN 978-0-352-39655-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ Herbert, Nick (1989-11-30). Faster Than Light: Superluminal Loopholes in Physics. Penguin. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-452-26317-8.
  22. ^ Kimberly, Gail (September 1975). "A Nice Girl Like Me". Galaxy Science Fiction. 36 (8): 59–64 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ^ Donawerth, Jane L. (1997-04-01). Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction. Syracuse University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8156-2686-2.
  24. ^ Kimberly, Gail (September 1976). "A Little Bit of Recycled Time". Galaxy Science Fiction. 37 (6): 70–84 – via Internet Archive.
  25. ^ Pournelle, Jerry (1978). Black holes and other marvels. Internet Archive. New York : Fawcett Crest Books. ISBN 978-0-449-23962-9.
  26. ^ The Vampire in Folklore, History, Literature, Film and Television: A Comprehensive Bibliography. McFarland. 2015-10-07. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7864-9936-6.
  27. ^ Larson, Randall D. (1995). Films Into Books: An Analytical Bibliography of Film Novelizations, Movie, and TV Tie-ins. Scarecrow Press. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-8108-2928-2.
  28. ^ Kimberly, Gail (1978). Skateboard. Internet Archive. Grosset & Dunlap.
  29. ^ Bruce Coville (1998-04-01). Glory of Unicorns. Internet Archive. Demco Media. ISBN 978-0-606-18551-6.
  30. ^ Kimberly, Gail (2003). My cool sister. Internet Archive. Carlsbad, CA : Dominie Press. ISBN 978-0-7685-2075-0.
  31. ^ Kimberly, Gail (2003-03-05). "'No Way to Go!'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 68. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ Tymn, Marshall B.; Ashley, Michael (1985-12-23). Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-313-21221-5.
  33. ^ Hudson, Berkeley (1992-03-01). "Word-Power Lunch; Authors of Children's Books Mix Weekly Meals with Literary Criticism". The Los Angeles Times. pp. B1, B11. Retrieved 2024-07-07 – via Newspapers.com.

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