James Blish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Blish

American author

Date of Birth: 23-May-1921

Place of Birth: East Orange, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1975

Profession: writer, literary critic, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

James Benjamin Blish (May 23, 1921 – July 30, 1975) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels, and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J.
A.
Lawrence.
He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies. Blish was a member of the Futurians.
His first published stories appeared in Super Science Stories and Amazing Stories. Blish wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen name William Atheling Jr.
His other pen names included Donald Laverty, John MacDougal, and Arthur Lloyd Merlyn.