His grandfather, Benjamin Gunn, appeared in Ripley's Believe it or Not. He came from a publishing family: his father was a printer, two uncles were pressmen, another uncle was a proofreader, and his grandfather was a newspaper editor. Gunn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jto Jesse and Elsie Mae (nee Hutchison) Gunn. Gunn was a professor emeritus of English and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction, both at the University of Kansas. His novel The Immortals was adapted into a 1970ā71 TV series starring Christopher George. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made him its 24th Grand Master in 2007, and he was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2015. He won the Hugo Award for " Best Related Work" in 1983 and he won or was nominated for several other awards for his non-fiction works in the field of science fiction studies. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume Road to Science Fiction series. James Edwin Gunn (Jā December 23, 2020) was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. Gunn's novelette " Powder Keg" was the cover story for the April 1958 issue of If
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