Ted White

Novelist

Birthday February 4, 1938

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Virginia

Age 86 years old

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About

Although he also edited and/or contributed to science fiction fan magazines such as Zip, Stellar, and Yandro, this writer is most famous for his science fiction novels, which include Invasion, Android Avenger, and the Qanar series.

Before Fame

During his teenage years, he began writing science fiction stories for fan magazines. A decade later, he won a "Best Fan Writer" Hugo Award.

Trivia

He occasionally published under the pen names of "Norman Edwards" and "Ron Archer," and he hosted a late 1970s radio show using the stage name "Dr. Progresso." He plays the keyboard and saxophone. 

Family Life

In his early twenties, he married Sylvia Dees White and relocated from his native Virginia to New York City. He later returned to the Washington, D.C. area.

Associated With

He worked as a music critic as well as a science fiction writer and, in the former capacity, interviewed the famous jazz flutist Eric Dolphy.