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| − | Andrew Julian Donnell was | + | '''Andrew Julian Donnell''' was an illustrator who is known today as one of the four founding members of [[Fantasy Press]]. For three years, he worked as the company's art director, providing covers and interior [[art]] for the first publications of books by a number of popular [[SF]] writers of the 1940s, including [[Robert A Heinlein]], [[E. E. "Doc" Smith]], [[A. E. van Vogt]], [[Stanley Weinbaum]], [[L. Sprague de Camp]], and [[Jack Williamson]]. His association with Fantasy Press ended in 1950. |
| − | + | He served in the [[Army]] in [[World War II]], was a jazz drummer and advertising manager, and died in 1991. | |
| − | + | * {{SFE|name=donnell_a_j}}. | |
| + | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36240388/andrew-julian-donnell FindaGrave.] | ||
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{{person | born=1905 | died=1991}} | {{person | born=1905 | died=1991}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:35, 26 August 2021
(November 9, 1905 – October 26, 1991)
Andrew Julian Donnell was an illustrator who is known today as one of the four founding members of Fantasy Press. For three years, he worked as the company's art director, providing covers and interior art for the first publications of books by a number of popular SF writers of the 1940s, including Robert A Heinlein, E. E. "Doc" Smith, A. E. van Vogt, Stanley Weinbaum, L. Sprague de Camp, and Jack Williamson. His association with Fantasy Press ended in 1950.
He served in the Army in World War II, was a jazz drummer and advertising manager, and died in 1991.
| Person | 1905—1991 |
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