About
Prolific writer and editor who is known for his highly popular science fiction anthology, Dangerous Visions. An author in the genre of speculative fiction, he wrote many other works, including screenplays, essays, novellas, and literary criticism.
Before Fame
He ran away from home at a young age and worked many odd jobs, including fisherman, crop-picker, truck driver and door-to-door salesman. He briefly attended Ohio State University before publishing his first stories in the Cleveland News in 1949.
Trivia
He has received many awards for his writing, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas and Edgars.
Family Life
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Serita Rosenthal and Louis Laverne Ellison. He was married five times: to Charlotte B. Stein, Billie Joyce Sanders, Loretta Basham Patrick, Lori Horowitz, and Susan Toth.
Associated With
He is a screenwriter whose films have featured Elke Sommer.
